Author Archives: Docpoet

The world seems to be descending into chaos, and I just pray For sanity and commonsense to prevail in such a way That extremism does not further spread its wings That before violence becomes commonplace, someone cuts the strings.. * What unites us is far stronger than our differences Why do we fall prey toContinue reading “Need a sanity check!”

I have embraced minimalism to a great extent In acquisition of objects, my intent Is to be mindful of the stuff I own However slowly but surely what has grown Is my “consumption” of experiences new In a hyper-competitive world, what I tend to do Is occupy myself with stimuli incessantly I read, travel, tryContinue reading “Experiential minimalism”

(My heart goes out to those from the town of Jasper, Alberta, Canada who are reeling from a wildfire now, I am also thinking of Maui residents..) Hearts are breaking as people retreat From the burning town, away from the heat How powerless human beings could feel, no one knew Before the fire spread, consumingContinue reading “Gone up in flames”

There is a lot in the world to process And whenever over an issue I start to obsess My chaotic thoughts I feel compelled to organize Into words- when I put them in writing I realize My true feelings on the issue at hand As I write, I seem to better understand Not the issueContinue reading “I write to process..”

You learn a lot about life when you practice medicine The lessons help you through thick and thin * Being an educated professional who had achieved The tenets of traditional success had led me to erroneously believe That I was exceptional in some way, that belief was reinforced When I received appreciation from patients andContinue reading “You don’t know what you don’t know..”

I’m constantly looking for a dopamine surge I want to constantly be on the verge Of another novel experience, my everyday life appears Too monotonous, to have to live in boredom I fear Sometimes I get my stimulation from travel or from a book But unfortunately most of the time I tend to look AtContinue reading “Dopamine Detox”

“Never give up”, I believe just like me You have heard the phrase repeated endlessly The intent is to provide a dose of motivation When you are about to give up in frustration But is it always the right thing to do? Is it imperative to always follow through? * Whenever I would think ofContinue reading “Never Give Up?”

How do I give back, is a question that recently I have started pondering over frequently I have more than enough to fulfill my needs And a little surplus for my future generation indeed In my primary vocation I am fortunate To be able to, human suffering alleviate Beyond that I am not sure whetherContinue reading “To give back”

Some days I rise bright and early ready to make A difference in the world, daring to break All barriers to success, I am motivated To work efficiently and well, I am invigorated After a good night’s sleep and a morning run I feel like I can accomplish anything under the sun I may notContinue reading “Not so motivated today..”

Most of the time my attention is fragmented In fact I have often lamented That there are too many things that need My attention simultaneously, if I could be freed From some of the responsibilities that I have to fulfill If I could stop running on the hedonistic treadmill I would be able to payContinue reading “To pay attention”

Did we get productivity figured out wrong When did we decide to go along With the idea that being busy throughout the day Was to improve productivity the right way We are not working on an assembly line Repetitive work does not our productivity define To perform higher executive tasks at a level high ToContinue reading “Real productivity”

Should you shorten to four days your work week To find the elusive work-life balance you seek Would working fewer days make you more productive Would it help you a more well-rounded life live? * Or would it just lengthen every working day And make it harder for you to step away From work duringContinue reading “Work fewer days..”