Problem: You want to do something amazing, but feel discouraged because you don't know anyone who's done what you want to achieve.Solution: Instead of feeling limited because no one has accomplished …
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Lessons Learned From An Intern Year – Finished
Intern Year: 0. Elana Miller: 1.Last Thursday at 8am I emerged from the hospital after a 24 hour call. It was like any other post-call day, except this day I was leaving the hospital as an intern …
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Zen And The Art Of Not Being An Asshole
Last week I was in Boston with my parents. At the end of the trip, we were pulling into the rental car place before heading to the airport. As we drove through the parking lot, a guy who was walking …
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How to Use the Buddhist Concept of “Right Effort” to Have a Better Dating Life
The Problem: You want a relationship, but don't know how to balance effort with patience.The Solution: You employ "Right Effort," putting your energy in the right place, but letting go of control of …
Who Do You See When You Look In The Mirror?
Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by …
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Nine Ways To Be A Spiritual Warrior
I've been thinking a lot about the quote that started my last post about seeing everyone as your Buddha. I loved it so much I wanted to talk about it again here: "Only as a [spiritual] warrior can …
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