Seth Godin's article on effort as a choice made me think a bit about medical school and the suffocating feelings of insecurity within me. The article discusses outliers (those who are seemingly head and shoulders above everyone else intellectually, financially etc.) and the damaging feelings of self-loathing that result from constantly watching ( Read more... )

With a week to go before classes start, in an unfamiliar city, I'm numb and trying to figure out how to make sense of life. So I called my man David for a little help ( Read more... )