Author Archives: Docpoet

Many of us into the trap of performative busyness get caught Even when we are not actually working, we pretend we are working a lot It is imperative to be seen as working, so we strive To make our work visible, trying to survive In a competitive world where the optics happen to be AsContinue reading “Productivity Theater”

She walked in for her performance review meeting with apprehension To highlight her achievements over the past year was her intention She had come well-prepared, she was going to stay Calm and confident throughout, this meeting she was going to slay And finally ask for the promotion she knew she deserved She thought she couldContinue reading “Not Just a Workhorse”

Is it normal aging or premature senility But I mourn my increasing inability To read with focus and concentration There has been a noticeable degradation In my ability to pay attention to detail To grasp minutiae I seem to fail To my memory I can commit even less Trying to recall what I’ve read leadsContinue reading “Cannot concentrate”

Make a reverse bucket list, new Happiness Research suggests To augment your index of happiness- Make a list of everything you wanted to accomplish and have already achieved Your life through a lens of gratitude this exercise allows you to perceive Creating a bucket list is towards the future oriented By focusing on what youContinue reading “Reverse Bucket List”

If great art is something that AI can generate What about art that human beings create? Should art created by artists carry a seal Such as “Verified Human Content” to reveal That a piece of art is authentically created By a real person, and not by a machine generated.. Or should artists create their artContinue reading “Verified Human Content”

I browse through shelves of books and select As many as I can, excited at the prospect Of having new books to read, at the circulation desk I check them out Curious to explore what each one is about I want to start reading immediately- there are so many to get through In fact, waitingContinue reading “Checking out books at the Library”

I browse through shelves of books and select As many as I can, excited at the prospect Of having new books to read, at the circulation desk I check them out Curious to explore what each one is about I want to start reading immediately- there are so many to get through In fact, waitingContinue reading “Checking out books at the Library”

A thought-provoking proposition I read Leave something unfinished today, it said This went counter to what I had learnt since childhood I was always taught that I should Complete pending tasks before tucking in for the night Leaving things to do for the next day did not seem right.. * “ When does completion becomeContinue reading “Do not finish”

You feel like you lost yourself somewhere Along life’s path, you are unaware Of the direction in which your true self you would find But finding yourself is a priority in your mind.. * What exactly did you lose, are you able to explain? Was it your talent, a fleeting idea of who you were,Continue reading “Lost?”

(I read a story about an initiative, called Feds to Eds where people no longer working for the federal government are being recruited to fill crucial teacher shortages, by providing them teacher’s training and mentorship on the job. I found the story, especially uplifting.) To teach is one of the noblest things to do BeingContinue reading “Second Innings”

I read voraciously, and I try to read Books dealing with serious subjects, indeed I want to be well-informed, appear erudite Therefore many a times boredom I fight While reading books on subjects that are difficult to comprehend I power through all kinds of books until I reach the end * Once in a whileContinue reading “Reading love stories”

Burnout is an epidemic for physicians – the headline screamed at me What was considered an individual flaw had now become a rampant malady? I wondered how that had happened, and how the issue had blown To reach epidemic proportions- clearly I was not alone In feeling burnt out with increasing frequency But I hadContinue reading “Physician Burnout”