The Weekly Minute - June 16, 2023
Hi! Happy Father’s Day weekend to all my fellow Dads and Father figures out there. This is our weekend. :) I’m enjoying time with family and watching the US Open from Los Angeles Country Club. Should be a good weekend.
Onto what I learned this week:
What I Read
In recent incidents off the southern coast of Spain and Portugal, killer whales have been attacking boats, causing damage to their hulls and rudders. These attacks have been occurring more frequently since 2020, with about a dozen incidents reported this year. While killer whales are not typically considered dangerous to humans, the rise in attacks has raised concerns.
One theory proposed by researchers is that the orcas may be seeking vengeance. Orcas in the area often follow fishing vessels to steal bluefin tuna before they are caught by fishermen, putting themselves at risk of entanglement or collision with boats. Some killer whales have been spotted with fishing lines hanging from their bodies. It is possible that an orca had a negative encounter with a boat in the past and is now teaching other killer whales to attack vessels as well. One particular female adult named White Gladis is suspected to be involved in these teaching behaviors.
It’s a pretty fascinating study of how these whales disseminated information (on how to destroy boats) and created change.
CareEx: Enhancing clinical experience for higher productivity (via CareOps)
Care organizations are facing a clinical talent war and need to prioritize Care Experience (CareEx) to attract and retain clinicians.
CareEx encompasses how clinicians feel about, think about, and value their work.
The five dimensions of CareEx are cognitive load, flow state, feedback loops, emotional and psychological stress and control and autonomy.
Improving CareEx could lead to higher clinician productivity, satisfaction, engagement and retention, and overall higher profitability of the organization.
Some Thoughts
The Stonecutter's Credo:, via Jacob Riss
“When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.”
A Thought from Farnam Street
Big ambitions, low expectations, and high standards are a powerful combination for living your best life.
Ambitions pull you forward when it’s hard. They connect you to something larger. One of my most important ambitions is to be a great father and friend. Another is to leave the world a better place than I found it. You can’t have a meaningful life without a connection to something larger than yourself.
Reality minus expectations = happiness. You will never be happy unless your expectations are exceeded. If you think the world owes you something, you’re going to end up disappointed. The world doesn’t owe you anything. You can’t sit around waiting for the world to come and hand you what you think you deserve. If you want something to happen, you have to take action. Go positive and go first.
High standards – When it gets hard, do not lower your standards. I am not always at my best, but I always give my best. I hold myself to a high bar. I don’t always meet it, but I won’t lower the bar to feel better about myself.
Healthcare and Jobs to Be Done
I just wrapped up reading ‘The Customer Revolution in Healthcare’ and one idea that came out of this book is this idea of ‘Jobs to Be Done’ and what Jobs consumers are looking for when seeking healthcare. Individuals have three Jobs with regard to their health and wellness
Fix me when I’m broken
Sustain my health
Enhance My health
Revolutionary companies have a passion for making healthcare more accessible, affordable, convenient and humane.
