Sexual harassment in medicine, the Boy Scouts controversial breakdown of gender barriers, how to prevent mass shootings, and how a gap year in school helped a black woman. Welcome to TL;DR (Too Long, Didn’t Read) Tuesdays. I summarize and discuss two articles — one from a blogger, and from one a “traditional news” source. I also […]
The 50% Rule — Teaching Kids About Money
Another addition in the Future Proof Your Children Series — click here to find previous ones. Let’s be honest — what I don’t know about parenting is astounding. I’m a pediatrician and have three kids, and it’s amazing what I still don’t know. Every so often I hear a parenting idea (or come up with […]
I Haven’t Seen My Kids In A Week
A week ago, two of my kids were taken away in a black car. I have received a few photos — they look happy. I had one brief phone call — they say they are having fun. I don’t know if they are sleeping well, if they are eating well, or how much they miss […]
The Concept of “Enough” — Fasting During Ramadan
Over 1 billion Muslims around the world are celebrating a holiday today. Eid-al-Fitr celebrates the end of the month of Ramadan — it occurs the first day after Ramadan ends. Fasting during Ramadan, with no food or drink from sunrise to sunset for 30 days, is one of the 5 Pillars of Islam — the core tenets […]
5 Ways to be Grateful for Every Single Dollar You Earn and Save
This is a guest post from Good Nelly, who is associated with DebtCC Community. She primarily writes financial articles in order to help others manage their finances and solve their monetary problems. Apart from writing, she loves to travel to new places. This post is a bit different than my own writing on money/spirituality, so it’s […]
Life in the Ivory Tower — We’re More Important
Who works harder on vacation? Who takes less vacation? Who drinks more caffeine? Who sleeps the least? These conversations are common in medicine, but likely also common in many other demanding fields. The finance mavens on Wall Street work as many hours as most physicians, however their “work-life balance” doesn’t seem to be as widely […]