Resa Lewiss MD
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And the more you're able to stick to a sleeping pattern and get a healthy amount of sleep, everybody, it varies a little bit what everybody needs, but the science or what's been published to date has been seven to nine hours, they say, whoever they are. That kind of restful, intentional sleep is really important for our health, for our mind, body functioning and to be productive at work.
And the more you're able to stick to a sleeping pattern and get a healthy amount of sleep, everybody, it varies a little bit what everybody needs, but the science or what's been published to date has been seven to nine hours, they say, whoever they are. That kind of restful, intentional sleep is really important for our health, for our mind, body functioning and to be productive at work.
Another micro skill we talk about in that chapter, something called deliberate rest. In the education world, they talk a lot about deliberate practice, which is actually actively applying the skills and the educational methods that you learn. And so similar to deliberate practice and working intentionally, deliberate rest is... literally deliberately resting.
Another micro skill we talk about in that chapter, something called deliberate rest. In the education world, they talk a lot about deliberate practice, which is actually actively applying the skills and the educational methods that you learn. And so similar to deliberate practice and working intentionally, deliberate rest is... literally deliberately resting.
So that can mean making sure you get your intentional sleep. It can mean taking a nap. It can mean exercising. Deliberate rest is also like having a social meal with friends who care about you, who you care about. It means reading a book, not because it's going to help you be better at work, but reading it for pleasure.
So that can mean making sure you get your intentional sleep. It can mean taking a nap. It can mean exercising. Deliberate rest is also like having a social meal with friends who care about you, who you care about. It means reading a book, not because it's going to help you be better at work, but reading it for pleasure.
These sort of things that take us away from our work, the more we do deliberate rest, when we actually sit down, we're even more efficient with our deliberate practice with getting the work done.
These sort of things that take us away from our work, the more we do deliberate rest, when we actually sit down, we're even more efficient with our deliberate practice with getting the work done.
I truly subscribe to what you're putting out into the world about we are the chief change officers of our lives. And I think that we all have the ability to do many things. And yes, I'm a physician and also I'm an educator and also I'm an author and also I'm a podcaster. And all these things are not siloed off. They're actually overlap.
I truly subscribe to what you're putting out into the world about we are the chief change officers of our lives. And I think that we all have the ability to do many things. And yes, I'm a physician and also I'm an educator and also I'm an author and also I'm a podcaster. And all these things are not siloed off. They're actually overlap.
And the more we pursue the things that bring us joy and satisfaction, the better we are
And the more we pursue the things that bring us joy and satisfaction, the better we are
with the hats that we wear in all areas and i think similar to writing about something that's not in health care it's what we learn from our fields from our professional lives is applicable to many people and it's more generalizable than we would ever imagine and also for anybody that's ever had that large project that overwhelming goal that habit that they'd like to incorporate but that just seems like too big and too undoable i absolutely think that everything can
with the hats that we wear in all areas and i think similar to writing about something that's not in health care it's what we learn from our fields from our professional lives is applicable to many people and it's more generalizable than we would ever imagine and also for anybody that's ever had that large project that overwhelming goal that habit that they'd like to incorporate but that just seems like too big and too undoable i absolutely think that everything can
be broken down into small, intentional, step-by-steps that are additive, that translate to other things, and that basically, like, we can do these big things by just breaking them down into small, digestible steps.
be broken down into small, intentional, step-by-steps that are additive, that translate to other things, and that basically, like, we can do these big things by just breaking them down into small, digestible steps.
Good morning. It is wonderful to be with you. And what an honor that I am the first medical doctor to join the show.
Good morning. It is wonderful to be with you. And what an honor that I am the first medical doctor to join the show.
why medicine what drew you to that path in the first place thanks for this question and i've thought about this like how do we put together our narrative like how do we become we become and I believe I'm one of those people that it's always been in me. It's a calling. Medicine has been a calling.
why medicine what drew you to that path in the first place thanks for this question and i've thought about this like how do we put together our narrative like how do we become we become and I believe I'm one of those people that it's always been in me. It's a calling. Medicine has been a calling.