Life beyond Medicine Dr Hemant Morparia, MD Bombay, India [email_address]

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THE THREE MODERN SINS Arrogance Incompetence Greed (and like the bankrupt AIG, they need to go under,without any bail out)

Arrogance

Incompetence

Greed

(and like the bankrupt AIG, they need to go under,without any bail out)

1.ARROGANCE

2.INCOMPETENCE

3.GREED

Why a life beyond medicine? Full use of your brain’s potential-your right brain should not be left behind and your left brain will get right ahead. Constant life-long ,non-linear growth-growing like a tree –branching in all directions (and not like a tap root, in only one direction)

Full use of your brain’s potential-your right brain should not be left behind and your left brain will get right ahead.

Constant life-long ,non-linear growth-growing like a tree –branching in all directions (and not like a tap root, in only one direction)

Why a life beyond medicine? No burn-out.More so in times of increased (professional) life expectancy. Eventually , most of your work will become routine: be it treating cough/cold/fever or performing coronary bypass surgery Greater Fulfillment in Life. GFL is in inverse proportion to DMP*

No burn-out.More so in times of increased (professional) life expectancy.

Eventually , most of your work will become routine: be it treating cough/cold/fever or performing coronary bypass surgery

Greater Fulfillment in Life. GFL is in inverse proportion to DMP*

*Dubious Medical Practice

Why a life beyond medicine? A ‘portfolio of careers’ leads to more independence It makes you an ‘interesting case’ As basic and not-so-basic needs are satisfied, the higher ‘self-actualization’ need surfaces. It’s the way of the future

A ‘portfolio of careers’ leads to more independence

It makes you an ‘interesting case’

As basic and not-so-basic needs are satisfied, the higher ‘self-actualization’ need surfaces.

It’s the way of the future

Why a life beyond medicine? Synergy with all activities- if you enjoy painting, you will become a better surgeon, which in turn may help you in playing a musical instrument which will make you play better tennis player which may help you be a superior communicator which will improve your cooking etc…etc… i.e more synapses/better synapses/longer synapses/unusual synapses in the brain will be formed,in turn producing unusual serendipitous results.

Synergy with all activities- if you enjoy painting, you will become a better surgeon, which in turn may help you in playing a musical instrument which will make you play better tennis player which may help you be a superior communicator which will improve your cooking etc…etc…

i.e more synapses/better synapses/longer synapses/unusual synapses in the brain will be formed,in turn producing unusual serendipitous results.

HOW TO GO ABOUT IT? (take out your notebooks and pens/laptops, now)

(take out your notebooks and pens/laptops, now)

A tautological tip Q : How did you start drawing cartoons? A: I started drawing cartoons by drawing cartoons.

Q : How did you start drawing cartoons?

A: I started drawing cartoons by drawing cartoons.

How to go about it? Don’t confuse your career with your life- “your life is not your job” Do new things at every available opportunity I hear- I forget ,I see - I remember, I do and I understand.

Don’t confuse your career with your life- “your life is not your job”

Do new things at every available opportunity

I hear- I forget ,I see - I remember, I do and I understand.

How to go about it? Every one has some talent. Don’t ignore your talent / instinct / ‘keeda’ Nurture it! Don’t postpone nurturing your talent-after ssc/hsc/mbbs/md/nursing home/ kids/ after kid’s terminals….after kid’s ssc (repeat as above…till terminal cardio-respiratory failure or dementia) Surround yourself with positive people

Every one has some talent. Don’t ignore your talent / instinct / ‘keeda’

Nurture it!

Don’t postpone nurturing your talent-after ssc/hsc/mbbs/md/nursing home/ kids/ after kid’s terminals….after kid’s ssc (repeat as above…till terminal cardio-respiratory failure or dementia)

Surround yourself with positive people

How to go about it Better to sing than to attend a concert to listen to a professional singer. ” Life is not a spectator sport” Success in one field leads to a greater fear of failure in another. Avoid this trap. Take risks!

Better to sing than to attend a concert to listen to a professional singer.

” Life is not a spectator sport”

Success in one field leads to a greater fear of failure in another. Avoid this trap. Take risks!

Important creativity tip: It’s never what you do, it’s always ‘how’ you do it. You cant always do what you love, but you can always learn to love what you do.

It’s never what you do, it’s always ‘how’ you do it.

You cant always do what you love, but you can always learn to love what you do.

Why medicine is perfect : It’s a flexible profession: time place type of practice No worries about job loss even in recessionary times. Steady income and some ‘respect’ Meet many people from different fields and backgrounds

It’s a flexible profession:

time

place

type of practice

No worries about job loss even in recessionary times.

Steady income and some ‘respect’

Meet many people from different fields and backgrounds

The reward system Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Quaternary

Primary (auto teleological) acts , are their own reward*. Then why not eliminate the middle men from the other loops? Why settle for ‘RICH’ when you can have ‘ENRICHED’? * A pun, on the other hand, is it’s own re-word.

Primary (auto teleological) acts , are their own reward*.

Then why not eliminate the middle men from the other loops?

Why settle for ‘RICH’ when you can have ‘ENRICHED’?

* A pun, on the other hand, is it’s own re-word.