Failure and effort
I'm a perfectionist. That means I have an irrational fear of failure. Engage if you're relatively confident you can win--or, at the very least, not…
Focused practice
We'd all like to skip to the part where we're awesome. We all enjoy the feeling of competence. It's much more fun to play an…
Practice deliberate calm
The patient was crashing. His airway was managed by the anesthesiologist--but there was no pulse. I was shaking. And I'm sure everyone in the room…
Dry run
Dovetail Joint A "dry run" is a woodworking term. You test the joints without glue to see how well everything will fit together. You're also…