Not every thought deserves your full attention.

How well do you know yourself? Do you think about why you do the things you do? Self-reflection is one way to learn more about yourself and what matters to you. It's all about stepping back and ...

Rumination, or obsessive thinking over past events, often amplifies stress by replaying negative experiences and focusing on what can't be changed. People might ruminate due to factors like low ...

The journaling assignment arrives like clockwork. Write about a patient encounter that didn’t go the way you hoped. Describe what you would do differently. Reflect. In medical training, this kind of ...

In a recent post, I ruminated about the difference between rumination and self-examination. Since we introverts tend to spend a lot of time in our own heads, we are at risk of digging ourselves into ...