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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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