Friday's Digest

The Newsletter for Doctors & Scientists

For two decades, I've been developing tools that have improved my practice in medicine, dentistry, and scientific research.


Join me every Friday to discover a new tool you can integrate into your workflow as a doctor, a scientist, or both.


I believe in sharing knowledge, embracing automation, boosting productivity, and finding joy in the process.

Past Issues:

#114 - What To Do When The Police Pull You Over in The US - November 1st, 2024

#113 - Should Doctors Work for 26 Hours Straight? No. (and Yes…) - October 25th, 2024

#112 - How I Take Notes Productively (or: What I  Learned After Doing It Wrong) - October 18th, 2024

#111 - Get Ready for University: Gear Recommendations for Students and Professors - October 11th, 2024

#110 - Why Doctors and Scientists Should Stop Using Adobe Software - October 4th, 2024

#109 - Doctors Who Are Not Coming Back, iPad, and Social Distancing - September 27th, 2024

#108 - What's the First Thing You Do When You Wake Up?  (I’m Looking at My Phone - and That's a HUGE Mistake) - September 20th, 2024

#107 - Are We Doing a Good Job Raising The Next Generation of Doctors and Scientists? - September 13th, 2024

#106 - Why Do People Walk Away From You When You Fail? - September 6th, 2024

#105 - How to Establish Connections in Your Early Career - August 30th, 2024

#104 - Three Things You Should Spend Money On While Relocating - August 23rd, 2024

#103 - Looking For an Extra Hour Every Day? This is How I Found it - August 16th, 2024

#102 - Rediscover Music Freedom With a Walkman - August 9th, 2024

#101 - 3 To-Do List Mistakes to Avoid - August 2nd, 2024

#100 - After 100 Newsletters: 3 Writing Tips You Can Apply Anywhere - July 26th, 2024

#99 - Dreams and Reality (or: “I Want to Be a Doctor”) - July 19th, 2024

#98 - Productivity for Doctors and Scientists: Tools I Use Daily and Have Never Failed Me - July 12th, 2024

#97 - I Treated My Body Like a Trash Can - July 5th, 2024

#96 - Persistence, Giving Up, and Enjoying Life - June 28th, 2024

#95 - The One Thing  (or: How To Make Things Happen When It Seems Impossible) - June 21st, 2024

#94 - Slow Productivity, Saying No, and Opinions That Don’t Matter - June 14th, 2024

#93 - Why You Should Start a Journal Today - June 7th, 2024

#92 - Printed Books, E-Books, or Audiobooks. What’s the Best Way to Read? - May 31st, 2024

#91 - I Have an Idea. It’s Called “Write with Me”. You’re the First to Hear About It. - May 24th, 2024

#90 - How Getting Up at 5:00 am Can Be Exactly What You Need - May 17th, 2024

#89 - Why Do Doctors and Scientists Need to Keep Proving Themselves? - May 10th, 2024

#88 - Money, Fellowships, and Post Docs. Is It Worth the Money? - May 3rd, 2024

#87 - The 0/1 Principle: Why You Should ALWAYS Take Action (Instead of Doing Nothing) - April 26th, 2024

#86 - How to Prepare Yourself for The Most Important Lecture of Your Life - April 19th, 2024

#85 - How to Film a Video Abstract as a Doctor or a Scientist - April 12th, 2024

#84 - Why Doing Nothing Is Doing Something - April 5th, 2024

#83 - From Follower to Leader: Creating Your Own Newsletter - March 29th, 2024

#82 - How to Gain Attention on Social Media as a Doctor or a Scientist - March 22nd, 2024

#81 - Should Doctors and Scientists Have Their Own Website? - March 15th, 2024

#80 - How Much Are You Willing to Sacrifice to Receive More Training as a Doctor or Scientist - March 8th, 2024

#79 - How I  Keep Calm: The 2-20-2-20 Rule - March 1st, 2024

#78 - Relocation: 4 Things From Home I Miss the Most - February 23rd, 2024

#77 - ChatGPT: A Tool or a Trap for Doctors and Scientists? - February 16th, 2024

#76 - Finally, a Reading App I Can Use for EVERYTHING - February 9th, 2024

#75 - How to Stay Focused: 4 Tools I Use Every Day - February 2nd, 2024

#74 - About Quitting - January 26th, 2024

#73 - The Huge Benefits (and Downside) of Having a PhD - January 19th, 2024

#72 - Hush Hour: The Power of Silence in a Busy Life - January 12th, 2024

#71 - Should You Turn Your Hobby into a Career? - January 5th, 2024

#70 - Bored with Research? 3 Ways to Make It Fun - December 29th, 2023

#69 - Goodbye, Desk: How I Enjoy the Freedom of a Mobile Office - December 22nd, 2023

#68 - Fellowship Decision: Are We Coming Back Home? - December 15th, 2023

#67 - Is It Possible To Work Hard All The Time and Enjoy Life? - December 8th, 2023

#66 - Newspaper, Radio, and Vinyl Records: How I Returned to Analog and Why You Should Too - December 1st, 2023

#65 - Social Media Has Replaced Teachers and Parents. And This is Why It’s So Bad - November 24th, 2023

#64  - My Second Brain - November 17th, 2023

#63 - Relocation: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - November 10th, 2023

#62 - Can We Be Happy Again? - November 3rd, 2023

#61 - Pictures of the Parents You Never Knew - October 27th, 2023

#60 - The “World” Doesn’t Care - October 20th, 2023

#59 - Wars, Childhood, and Being Away - October 13th, 2023

#58 - Is Cheating on Exams Worth It? - October 6th, 2023

#57 - 3 Tools to Make Your Job More Enjoyable - September 29th, 2023

#56 - 3 Things I Know Today I Wish I Had Known When I Was 30 - September 22nd, 2023

#55 - Why is It So Hard to Learn Something New After the Age 35? Two Studying Tools that Changed My Life - September 15th, 2023 

#54 - Afraid to Speak in Public? 3 Reasons Why You Should Do It Anyway - September 8th, 2023

#53 - Behind the Scenes of Being a PhD Student - September 1st, 2023

#52 - What Computer Should I Buy as a Doctor or a Scientist? - August 25th, 2023

#51 - Stop Zooming Wrong: 4 Zoom Lecture Mistakes & How to Correct Them - August 18th, 2023

#50 - 9 Things I Learned from Writing a Newsletter For a Year - August 11th, 2023

#49 - What's it Like Speaking with an Accent - August 4th, 2023

#48 - 3 Secrets for Taking Great Pictures - July 28th, 2023

#47 - Turning Failure into Fuel: 3 Actions I Take After Failing - July 21st, 2023

#46 - Do More Degrees Mean a Better Doctor? - July 7th, 2023

#45 - 4 Secrets to Achieve High Satisfaction Scores from Your Students - June 30th, 2023

#44 - 4 Signs that Make it Obvious You Used ChatGPT to Write Your Content - June 23rd, 2023

#43 - Three Most Important Research Habits Any Clinician Should Have - June 16th, 2023

#42 - How I Find Time for Everything I Do - June 9th, 2023

#41 - How Much Do We Pay to Live in the USA? - June 2nd, 2023

#40 - My Secrets to Delivering a Great Public Lecture - May 26th, 2023

#39 - Is Not Having Enough Sleep Bad for You? - May 19th, 2023

#38 - I Watched TV for 5 Hours Every Day. What Have I Learned? - May 12th, 2023

#37 - Parenthood and Ambition - May 5th, 2023

#36 - How I Use AI as a Surgeon-Scientist - April 28th, 2023

#35 - How Society Perceives Failure - April 21st, 2023

#34 - What is your default answer, “Yes” or “No”? - April 14th, 2023

#33 - How to Read Manuscripts Productively and Manage References - April 7th, 2023

#32 - Turning Dreams into a Reality: How to Get Accepted into Fellowship - March 31st, 2023

#31 - A Journey into Shay’s Head - March 24th, 2023

#30  - Internal Motivation and Failure - March 17th, 2023

#29 - Having a Baby while Relocating to the USA - March 10th, 2023

#28 - How to Deal with Fear - March 3rd, 2023

#27 - How to Survive Residency - February 24th, 2023

#26 - What I learned from writing a newsletter for 6 months - February 17th, 2023

#25 - How to deal with burnout - February 10th, 2023

#24 - Do Doctors need a Master's or PhD? - February 3rd, 2023

#23 - How I read 1000 articles last year in 22 minutes a day - January 27th, 2023

#22 - How embracing feedback will change your life - January 20th, 2023

#21 - Why making money should never be your life’s goal - January 13th, 2023

#20 - How I Failed,  …and wouldn't change a thing - January 6th, 2022

#19 - 10 Steps to Take on Your First Day of Relocation - December 30th, 2022

#18 - Should I become a dentist? - December 23rd, 2022

#17 - How to start a new job - December 16th, 2022

#16 - How to Help your Patients Quit Smoking - December 9th, 2022

#15 - My Fellowship Experience - December 2nd, 2022

#14 - Imposter Syndrome - November 25th, 2022

#13 - How I Meditate - November 18th, 2022

#12 - How I Fly - November 11th, 2022

#11 - Minimalism - November 4th, 2022

#10 - How I Study - October 28th, 2022

#9 - New York - October 22nd, 2022

#8 - Physical Activity for Busy People - October 14th, 2022

#7 - How to take great pictures - October 7th, 2022

#6 - How I Read Books - September 30th, 2022

#5 - Self-discipline - September 23rd, 2022 

#4 - Prioritization - September 2nd, 2022

#3 - Time management - August 26th, 2022 

#2 - Sleep - August 19th, 2022 

#1 - My First Newsletter - August 12th, 2022