My personal journey with mindfulness
The unexamined life is not worth living Socrates A month ago, I had a nagging urge to shift my life in a different direction. I felt my life was greatly misaligned with my goals, and that I wasn’t as productive…
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NOTHING TO LOSE BUT THE CHAINS
Kenyans awoke to an impending healthcare crisis on the 6th of March when the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists Dentists Union (KMPDU) announced the beginning of a strike. Now these hardy Kenyans were not unfamiliar with strikes having survived (or not)…
ON THE WARD: A CHECKLIST
Here is a checklist I wish I’d had before embarking on my first day on the ward as a medical student. Feel free to adapt it as you wish and make it your own. Lab coat – Your number one…
The Trauma Series
It’s another dull and cloudy morning in Nairobi. The sun has barely cleared the horizon, yet your day is already underway. Congratulations you’ve made it past your pre-clinical years! And for that, you have been granted a lifetime membership at…
How to Plan Your Week
Planning is a highly effective way to increase productivity. Weekly planning is better than daily planning since it is close enough to be relevant but distant enough to show the bigger picture. I recommend taking 20-30 minutes alone before the…
Impression Management: how confidence and first impressions can earn you a positive bias in your clinical years
Impression management, also called perception management, refers to the conscious or unconscious attempt to influence other people’s perceptions through regulation or control of information in social interactions. The concept behind impression management was brought forward by Erving Goffman in 1959…
Dating in Medical School: A Student’s Perspective
Dating in medical school can be a complex and challenging experience, characterized by a unique set of opportunities and obstacles. The demanding nature of medical education, combined with the intense workload and long hours, can significantly impact the social and…
Time Management: Tips for Balancing Work, Study, and Social Life
It is often said that one of the most important resources in the world is time. It is equally precious as it is limited. Therefore, it is easy to feel like 24 hours each day is not enough, especially as…
Mastering Learning: The Feynman Technique’s Genius Approach to Active Learning
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage—to move in the opposite direction. E.F. Schumacher The Feynman Technique is one of the best ways to approach…
The Imposter is Among Us
“I got lucky” “I only passed because the examiner liked me” “Everyone else seems to understand this better than me” “I will never be as good as them “It was easy; anyone could have done it” “I’m just pretending to…