My Review of On Writing: 5 Stars
I don't actually read Stephen King because I'm not into horror stories, but this was more of a memoir + advice on writing. It was fascinating, and it really made me like him as a person. He just seems like someone I'd enjoy hanging out with. ...
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Review: Learned Optimism
My Review of Learned Optimism: 5 Stars
Really interesting! I read this in installments over months because I lent it out when I wasn't finished with it, but Seligman makes the simple but profound point that a lot of "depression" is borne out of our individualistic culture. Real ...
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The Richest Man Who Ever Lived
My Review of The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: 5 stars
I plowed through this book - it's a really inspiring collection of wisdom and biographies of people who have used them and turned failure into great success in all areas of life, from business to personal finances to relationships. ...
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Upcoming Release: “The Liberty Box”
So I finished my first draft of “The Liberty Box,” and sent it off to one of my editors for mostly character work stuff. A quick synopsis:
Kate Brandeis has it all: a famous reporter at the age of twenty-four, she’s the face of the Republic of the Americas. She has a loving fiancee and all the ...
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Good Things Happening!
It’s been months since I’ve blogged. I know. But I have a lot of good (and I do mean GOOD!) excuses.
First, I got engaged!! :) To this awesome man…
…on this amazing beach…
…with this gorgeous ring!
In the ensuing months, we decided to get married in mid-January 2016 on this fabulous Costa ...
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Manifestations of impatience
“Nothing hinders a cure so much as frequent changes of treatment” — Seneca
I’m a doctor, but my impatience makes me a dreadful patient. This is mostly because I’m impatient in general—you know, when I decide it’s time for a haircut, I don’t want to wait to make an appointment, I want one NOW (so ...
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You were made to create
Every now and then you see a performance, or a movie, or see a piece of art, or read a book, or hear a song… and it just makes you want to cry and cheer at the same time.
Know what I mean?
I keep an unofficial list of these in my head. They’re rare, but when they show up, it’s magical. I remember ...
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Chasing significance
John Eldredge once wrote that there are two things that pierce the soul: beauty and affliction. Nothing else has that kind of power. We can spend our lives chasing something that we believe will give us significance or a sense of immortality, but ultimately these things will all come up short. At ...
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Money down the drain
Pardon me while I vent a little…
We spend a crap ton of money in this country for which we get absolutely nothing in return.
First, the insurance industry. I have medical insurance, car insurance, renter’s insurance, business insurance, malpractice insurance (I’m a doctor), and because I have ...
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Speed reading lessons from a dyslexic
So there’s this website for online courses called Udemy (yes, I am giving them free advertising). Periodically they send me coupons to take their courses at a discounted rate, and since I still want to learn about almost everything, I do it when I can find the time.
Last week I didn’t really “have ...
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