Mastery in any field demands the three Ps: practice, persistence, and patience, coupled with an enormous degree of the three Ds: devotion, discipline, and drilling (training). Swami Sivananda once said, “The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph….
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The last time I was driven to the edge of my seat was when I watched the movies “Uri – The Surgical Strike,” “Mission Mangal,” and “Tanhaji.” I am not fond of Bollywood movies, but these were rare exceptions. They were some of the very few movies…
Read more“When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of distress and anxiety; If I sit in my own place of patience, what I need flows to me, and without any pain. From this, I understand that what I want also wants me, is looking for me, and attracting…
Read more“I am already very busy; how can I find more time to learn more?” This is one of the most common excuses given by some of our colleagues. In 2005, I was at the peak of my clinical practice. I was teaching at a medical school, traveling in India and…
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I became a laughingstock on social media when I claimed that there are more than 800 surgeries in the Otorhinolaryngology specialty. Even I was surprised when I stumbled upon this number. A few years back, I joined a corporate hospital as a senior consultant…
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“Neo, you take the blue pill… the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill… you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” Neo chooses the red pill and…
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“Every day, I woke up, I tried to find reasons to live. Every night, when I slept, I tried to find reasons not to die. Every moment, I searched for reasons to hope, dream, and love. But I never found them. Until I met you.” I loved reading these…
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Who is More Forgetful? OMG, she burned it again! I swore under my breath as I picked up my purse, glasses, handkerchief, and a comb she had neatly arranged on the burnt bedsheet. She burned my shirts, my pants, and my only suit! Will she ever learn? Why can’t…
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