Takeaway
Talk with family, colleagues, friends, walk the dog, spend time in the countryside, listen to the birds, bring lots of flowers and branches into the house, read, and explore wabi-sabi.
Lifelong Learning in Clinical Excellence | February 7, 2020 | <1 min read
Highlights
Don't spend too much time listening to, reading, or watching it. Stay informed and stand for your causes, but balance with your joys and pleasures.
Jeffrey Millstein, MD, Penn Medicine
Consume only what you are prepared to digest. Allow yourself to feel (sadness, fear, etc.), remind yourself you're not alone, and take care of yourself. Find at least one cause that makes you feel empowered.
Allison Chrestensen, MPH, OTR/L, Durham, North Carolina
Something is positive or negative only when you attach a value or emotion to it. Be well informed, but keep a healthy distance from any underlying attachment to the news.
Kultaj Kaleka, RN, med student, Central Michigan University
Talk with family, colleagues, friends, walk the dog, spend time in the countryside, listen to the birds, bring lots of flowers and branches into the house, read, and explore wabi-sabi.
Flora Smyth Zahra, Dentist, Kings College London
Set a time limit and then read something positive.
Juliet T, MD, Dallas, Texas
Do anything that keeps you in the present, lifts up your life, and/or brings hope: prayer, meditation, making or enjoying art of any kind, and simple pleasures.
Margaret Chisolm, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Tuck away the laptop and phone, and instead surround yourself with people (and animals) who remind you of all the good things in life.