Tag: career

  • Research and Wheat Fields are Pretty Similar

    I could never understand why people went skydiving, climbed mountains without gear, or went cave diving. But, after doing research, I kind of get it.   The first time I entered a field of research, I was utterly lost. I felt like I was in a literal wheat field. No compass, no map, no understanding…

  • A Doctor’s Solemn Oath: What it means to ‘Do No Harm’

    From cover to cover, Henry Marsh’s Do No Harm offers a raw look into the life of a neurosurgeon. This memoir gripped me, as both a reader and aspiring physician. It changed how I view doctors, the healthcare system, and the brain itself. Marsh writes with brutal honesty about tragic mishaps, the crippling guilt surgeons…