Your Best Life: Kindness is Its Own Reward

Gendered Innovations in Orthopaedic Science: Burn and Crash

“…Regardless of the gender of the surgeon, burnout has serious implications both for surgeons and for their patients. Authors more qualified than I offer sound strategies to treat burnout throughout the orthopaedic career [1,2,[4][5][6][12][13][14]. However, as physicians we should appreciate the value of early diagnosis for effective treatment.…”

“…For women and men alike, recognition and early self treatment with simple but powerful tools such as finding joy in kindness to patients could be a start [5]. Acknowledging and utilizing the skills of mental health professionals should be perceived as a next step no different from a referral to an internist for preoperative medical optimization.…”

Your Best Life: Mentorship: A Means to Fulfillment and Resiliency

“…s I embrace the "autumn" of my career, I often reflect on how I have maintained some semblance of resiliency. I have written before on the value of deriving meaning in what we do on a daily basis [5,[8][9][10][11]. Reflecting on our capacity to help restore function to the musculoskeletal system can generate a deep sense of fulfillment, and I try to do this every day.…”

Your Best Life: Managing Negative Thoughts—The Choice is Yours

“…My previous columns have explored the power of practicing mindfulness, gratitude, and kindness [9][10][11] as a way to combat the negative thoughts that bombard our brains throughout the day. But how do we train our minds to not only recognize negative thinking in the moment, but to consciously choose a mentally healthier path for managing difficult circumstances?…”