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MicroSkills

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MicroSkills

Small Actions, Big Impact

Harlequin,

15 min. de leitura
9 Ideias Fundamentais
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Two physicians present the career advice they wish they’d received when embarking on their professional journeys.


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7

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  • Well Structured
  • For Beginners

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People often assume that the drivers of success — competence, good communication skills, ambition, and so on — are innate; that is, you either possess them or you don’t. Physicians Adaira Landry and Resa E. Lewiss dispel this myth. They claim that anyone can acquire these abilities by learning to deconstruct every admirable habit, goal, task, and character trait into bite-sized “MicroSkills.” Though Landry and Lewiss’s advice is far from groundbreaking and will best serve entry-level workers, readers at any rung of the career ladder may find useful nuggets within its pages.

Summary

Foster “MicroSkills” to enhance your career.

Most self-help authors assume their audience shares their background, education, income, and connections. Thus, their advice fails to connect with large swaths of the working population. The MicroSkills framework offers a more accessible approach to self-improvement. It’s built on the premise that you can break any goal, task, habit, or personality trait into simple steps you can learn, practice, and master. 

Career fulfillment requires a strong foundation of self-care practices.

Self-care doesn’t just mean taking a vacation or getting a massage when stressed. It chiefly involves prioritizing your emotional and mental well-being.

While you might love your job, it can’t love you. Build a meaningful life beyond work with these MicroSkills:

  • Nurture relationships rooted in trust — Recruit your “personal board of directors” — people you deeply trust and respect and who will support you during difficult times. Make this group as diverse as possible. Reach out to individuals in your network often and reciprocate their kindness: Relationships ought to be...

About the Authors

Adaira Landry is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, an entrepreneur, and a keynote speaker. Resa E. Lewiss is the founder of Time’s Up Healthcare and a professor of emergency medicine. 


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