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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.

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Why Do People Walk Away From You When You Fail? It started with a comment that made me angry— an insult toward someone who failed. Why do we do that? Friday’s Digest #106 Table of contents Preface Main Article Readers’ Favorite Stuff Preface As you might know, I have a YouTube channel. My videos focus on being productive as a doctor and a scientist, and test-taking strategies for students. Some of my videos are about the USMLE—a series of exams required to obtain an American MD license. In...

How to Establish Connections in Your Early Career In the age of social media, it seems that we can easily reach anyone and broaden our network. But it’s actually harder than ever. Here’s how to solve it. Friday’s Digest #105 Table of contents Preface Main Article Readers’ Favorite Stuff Preface Something happened after the Covid-19 pandemic. We’ve become more distant. We hardly shake hands anymore, let alone hug or kiss. Healthy people walk around with masks, and working from home has become...

Three Things You Should Spend Money On While Relocating Car, health insurance, and healthy food. These are the three things you shouldn’t skimp on while relocating to the US. Let’s see why. Friday’s Digest #104 ✍️ Write With Me Does scientific writing consume too much of your time and seem inefficient? Join “Write With Me” to achieve more writing in less time, freeing up time to do what you love. Write With Me Table of contents Preface Main Article Readers’ Favorite Stuff Preface Suitcases...

Looking For an Extra Hour Every Day? This is How I Found it. And no. I won’t ask you to quit social media or stop watching Netflix. Welcome to Chapter #2 in the series - The Anti-Algorithm Life. Friday’s Digest #103 ✍️ Write With Me Does scientific writing consume too much of your time and seem inefficient? Join “Write With Me” to achieve more writing in less time, freeing up time to do what you love. Write With Me Table of contents Preface Main Article Readers’ Favorite Stuff Preface This...

Rediscover Music Freedom With a Walkman (Chapter #1 in the Series: My Anti-Algorithm Life) Remember when your Walkman let you choose the songs? Your phone and streaming services can't give you the same freedom. Friday’s Digest #102 ✍️ Write With Me Does scientific writing consume too much of your time and seem inefficient? Join “Write With Me” to achieve more writing in less time, freeing up time to do what you love. Write With Me Table of contents Preface Main Article Readers’ Favorite Stuff...

3 To-Do List Mistakes to Avoid To-do lists are now on our phones, making them endless and “fun to use”. That’s a problem. Today, we will fix that. Friday’s Digest #101 ✍️ Write With Me Does scientific writing consume too much of your time and seem inefficient? Join “Write With Me” to achieve more writing in less time, freeing up time to do what you love. Write With Me Table of contents Preface Main Article Readers’ Favorite For The Soul Preface We'll begin today’s newsletter with an update on...

After 100 Newsletters: 3 Writing Tips You Can Apply Anywhere Writing 100 newsletters taught me so much. Here are 3 writing tips you can apply to your writing now. Friday’s Digest #100 ✍️ Write With Me Does scientific writing consume too much of your time and seem inefficient? Join “Write With Me” to achieve more writing in less time, freeing up time to do what you love. Write With Me Table of contents Preface Main Article Readers’ Favorite Stuff Preface Issue number 100! Happy Birthday,...

Dreams and Reality (or: “I Want to Be a Doctor”) As a kid, I watched doctors on TV. And that became the dream. Dreams, and reality. Friday’s Digest #99 ✍️ Write With Me Does scientific writing consume too much of your time and seem inefficient? Join “Write With Me” to achieve more writing in less time, freeing up time to do what you love. Write With Me Table of contents Preface Main Article Readers’ Favorite Stuff Preface Number 99! That’s the last double-digit number. The next time the...

Productivity for Doctors and Scientists: Tools I Use Daily and Have Never Failed Me Let’s face it: We rely on computers and apps for our work. But dealing with unreliable tools can be a nightmare. Here are the tools I trust: Dropbox, Notion, and MacBook. Friday’s Digest #98 ✍️ Write With Me Does scientific writing consume too much of your time and seem inefficient? Join “Write With Me” to achieve more writing in less time, freeing up time to do what you love. Write With Me Table of contents...

I Treated My Body Like a Trash Can 🚯 Over the last two years, I treated my body like a trash can. And it will end now. Friday’s Digest #97 ✍️ Write With Me Does scientific writing consume too much of your time and seem inefficient? Join “Write With Me” to achieve more writing in less time, freeing up time to do what you love. Write With Me Table of contents Preface Main Article Readers’ Favorite Stuff Preface Last week, a famous singer from my childhood died from cancer. He was one of the...