If psychiatry is the Cinderella of medicine, addiction medicine is the Cinderella of psychiatry. These were the words of a local psychiatrist mentioned during a course I attended several years ago that just stuck in my mind because indeed, almost nobody wants to deal with these problems and these patients. I am a non-smoker and…… Continue reading Are long-lived people who age gracefully less prone to addiction?
Tag: Religion and Spirituality
The Renaissance Soul
There is the magic of compound interest – those who understand it, earn it and those who don’t, pay it. Can this apply to something more than money? Can we leverage our experience in the same way? Experts are able to earn higher prices than amateurs precisely because they build on previous mistakes,…… Continue reading The Renaissance Soul
When being lazy pays off
How to do nothing and yet accomplish everything – with my Protestant work ethic, I was too intrigued to not pick up a book with such a title – how can one be lazy and say it out loud? I honestly thought the book was a joke, but I ended up writing an article about…… Continue reading When being lazy pays off
Book Review: My Spiritual Autobiography
The evolution of His Holiness’ soul along his current life is depicted in the book’s 3 parts – firstly as a human being, secondly as a Buddhist monk and thirdly as Dalai-Lama, representing the spiritual culture of his Tibetan ethnic origins. The first two parts start out full of hope – underlining the importance of…… Continue reading Book Review: My Spiritual Autobiography