Category: Wisdom
5 Signs That Your Wisdom Goes Beyond Your Years
Source: Amit Kumar / Unsplash A recent study published in Personality and Social Psychology Review proposes the “integrative wisdom model,” based on wisdom research. Researchers […]
Working the ER According to Marx and Heller
Source: ArtisticOperations / Pixabay Literature and doctoring have long been interwoven for me. During my residency in internal medicine at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, […]
Responsibility Means Accepting Our Poor Choices, Too
Resilience is built in a series of choices stacked atop one another. Source: Courtesy of John-ManuelAndriote “Do you regret not having kids?” my brother-in-law asked […]
Wisdom From Life Reviews |
Life is a tapestry of experiences. Feelings, thoughts, and choices shape this journey. Life reviews are wise self-reflection, offering in-depth opportunities to consolidate these threads […]
Radically Restructuring Our Understanding of Life
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell described seeing the Earth from the moon as “an explosion of awareness” that engendered “an overwhelming sense of oneness and connectedness.” Alan […]
True Grit vs. Powerlessness |
The word “powerless” has a prominent place in Alcoholics Anonymous’ program of recovery from addiction. It appears as the fifth word in A.A.’s first step. […]
Your Life Really Flashes Before Your Eyes When You Die
Sunny Studio / Canva This month marks two years since my father died. During the intervening years, I’ve learned more about death and dying than […]
Living vs. Learning: The Wisdom Within
When one thinks of wisdom, it’s often associated with age or a wealth of experiences. However, the distinction between experience and wisdom is crucial. Experience […]