Reddit reviews When Breath Becomes Air

From the book, "When Breath Becomes Air"

http://www.amazon.com/When-Breath-Becomes-Paul-Kalanithi/dp/081298840X

When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi

Being Mortal - Atul Gawande

Better - Atul Gawande

Honestly anything by Atul Gawande

Start With Why- Simon Sinek (Just finished this one today. Phenomenal read. Not medicine related, but a great perspective on what leadership means and how you can inspire those around you)

The White Coat Investor - James Dahle (Financial literacy is always a good thing)

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I have quite a bit more book suggestions if you're ever curious, but those should keep you busy for a while. Feel free to DM me if you want more!

I'd also recommend:
When Breath Becomes Air about a neurosurgery resident who gets diagnosed with cancer.
The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly about a lot of the imposter syndrome in intern year.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/081298840X/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2PWYLO0YY6QL5&coliid=IQ0BIYRCTQNZO

u/Ghand_Mooch is correct. Make sure you get into med school first! but if you want to pick up some side reading material (non-academic), here's a few books/authors that I'd recommend:

Atul Gawande: general surgeon with an awesome writing style. I started with his book "Better"
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When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi: Final year neurosurgery resident gets diagnosed with lung cancer. It's a view on his life, medicine, and the meaning of death. Easily in my top 10 best books ever read
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When the Air Hits Your Brain - Frank T. Vertosick Jr. - a series of patient vignettes from a neurosurgeon. Was recommended this book by the head of our neurosurgery department.

I don't see how those are mutually exclusive ... in your travels you could seek out places of worship, famous cathedrals, mosques, temples, along with a healthy dose of naturally spiritual places ... the Grand Canyon is a deeply moving place. I've been there three times. Personally, I would seek the desert but we all have our preferences.

Diet and exercise should be a lifestyle change rather than returning to old habits when you return home. Probably the one thing that will take more effort.

Relationships will be harder if you're going to travel. I've regretted I hadn't kept up with aunts and uncles and cousins. I wasn't in a position to travel the country to do that at the time and now they've passed on.

Put together a reading list. Since you've been pondering these things, recommend https://www.amazon.com/When-Breath-Becomes-Paul-Kalanithi/dp/081298840X Profound book.

I'm currently reading and rereading:

• Sapiens:A Brief History of Humankind
  
  
• When Breath Becomes Air
  
  
• Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States and the World.
  
  

Edit to add, Dr Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind...

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by
Atul Gawande

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Često se mijenja, u zadnje vrijeme - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air?

He might like the bulbasaur planter + succulent. There are a lot of really cool planters on Amazon, some animal-inspired (or go to your local nursery).

For medicine, I recommend this book often: When Breath Becomes Air

really depends on what we define as a bad cover.

[night shift] (https://www.amazon.com/Night-Shift-Stephen-King/dp/B0028Q8P6K/ref=pd_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YBCX3PQ0RCZD8NCMTXND) unbelievably boring cover, but I'm sure people are still buying it.

[kings latest book] (https://www.amazon.com/End-Watch-Novel-Hodges-Trilogy/dp/1501129740/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473776469&sr=1-1&keywords=stephen+king) personally think this cover is horrific, yet was a NYT bestseller.

[here's another] (https://www.amazon.com/When-Breath-Becomes-Paul-Kalanithi/dp/081298840X/ref=zg_bs_books_48) no clue who the author is, but its a best seller. Very boring cover.

I'd consider all the covers above as "bad"... yet the books are best sellers.

Now yes, if you have your kid draw your cover with crayons and that's what is considered "bad" then obviously it's a make or break.

But if the writing is good, a cover will not break the book just because it isn't awe inspiring.

When Breath Becomes Air

Read the book "when breath becomes air' - it's an autobiography of a world-renowned neurosurgeon reflecting on his professional and life purpose in an uplifting way despite tragic circumstances.

https://www.amazon.com/When-Breath-Becomes-Paul-Kalanithi/dp/081298840X

Follow your dream and don't let anyone stop you. Period.

> You can be a star neurosurgery resident and then get diagnosed with lung cancer and die two years later

Are you refferring to Paul Kalanithi's memoir "When Breath Becomes Air"? Your example is almost too specific to be coincidence. Have you read the book?

https://www.amazon.com/When-Breath-Becomes-Paul-Kalanithi/dp/081298840X