Seven ways my first clinical hospital pharmacy placement taught me the subtle art of not giving a fuck about the stuff that doesn’t matter in life — 1. Maturity means knowing what to invest our limited mental resources on. When most of one’s life has already been lived, they are left with life’s bare-bones — what really matters — family, legacy, and health. Seeing the world through the eyes of the elderly during my time on the ward helped me become more mature because it served as a constant…

To achieve greatness, we need to ensure our voice is heard loud and clear, particularly by the people who are trying to support us — The Art of Precise Communication If we toss lots of uncertain terms around, our mind becomes a chaotic battleground. This uncertainty can cause the mind to clog as coherent thoughts get lost in our brain fog. But when we express ourselves with precision, our mind is tidy enough to make wise decisions. And when the issues are…

Ideas live in our minds and lead us toward meaningful actions in our future while facts keep us thinking about the past — A fact is something that is dead, in and of itself. It has no consciousness, no will to power, no motivation, no action. There are billions of dead facts. The internet is a graveyard of dead facts. An idea that grips a person is alive. It wants to express itself…

We need to actively and creatively fight against climate change, instead of passively allowing the earth to burn up! — Keeping a Cool Head in a Heated World Poetry The heat is playing tricks on my mind to make me feel cranky and confined. Beads of sweat trickle down my face as I ponder how to plead earth’s case. As my brain fluids come to a boil, my thoughts slowly start to spoil. …

To effectively change your habits you need an approach tailored to tackling the barriers in YOUR path — There are so many self-help resources available to us that choosing a single book or approach can feel like an extremely daunting decision — the paradox of choice grips us in a chokehold and paralyzes us with anxiety. …

Growing through life with a partner creates a stronger more resilient system than either person could create independently — runner-up poem — It’s Always Better When We’re Together A poem (for The Lark’s poetry competition) There isn’t a single place on earth I’d rather be than in this moment with you nestled next to me. These little moments may seem inconsequential, but for our bond to live forever they are essential.

Before putting ourselves in a risky situation, we must mindfully weigh the potential benefits against the risks — “We skate, unconsciously, on thin ice, with deep, cold waters below, where unimaginable monsters lurk.” — Jordan Peterson Moving on Thin Ice Poetry While we skate unconsciously on thin ice, oblivious in our white winter paradise, beneath us lurk the monsters of fear, silently stewing; threatening to appear.

We find the meaning that justifies life’s inevitable pain and suffering while we ride on the border between chaos and order — Meaning signifies that you are in the right place, at the right time, properly balanced between order and chaos, where everything lines up as best it can at that moment. — Jordan Peterson We find meaning in life as we learn to ride the line between order and chaos in…

To actualize our hopes for a fulfilling future, we have to pursue meaningful values and stop running from pain — The Paradox of Progress We live in an interesting time in that, materially, things are arguably better than they have ever been before, yet we all seem to be losing our minds thinking the world is one giant toilet bowl about to be flushed. An irrational sense of hopelessness is spreading across the rich…