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Patrick Aguilar

Patrick Aguilar

On Defining What Matters

Imagine your boss is considering you for a promotion. After consideration, you decide to apply and, in the process, become excited about…

Apr 10

Apr 10

Patrick Aguilar

How Time Travel Builds a Better Future

“We want to remove the separation between our patients and staff.”

Feb 4

Feb 4

Patrick Aguilar

On Professional Identity

The middle of the twentieth century brought a merger of mathematics and warfare as technological advances changed battle in unimaginable…

Jan 28

Jan 28

Patrick Aguilar

Imagine you are waiting to meet someone who is 10 minutes late.

The mental framework that we take into an experience is called a prime. Experimental data has shown that priming with supportive messaging…

Mar 5, 2023

Mar 5, 2023

Patrick Aguilar

On the Language of Dogs

I was walking along a Chicago sidewalk in January when I saw a man leading his jacketed corgi out of an apartment building. As the corgi…

Mar 2, 2023

Mar 2, 2023

Patrick Aguilar

On Nice Narcissism

I sometimes take on things that should not belong to me. I see something, think I might be able to do it better than the person assigned…

Feb 15, 2023

Feb 15, 2023

Patrick Aguilar

On Meaninglessness

A friend took a position in a basic science laboratory after several years of practicing clinical medicine. His excitement about…

Feb 11, 2023

Feb 11, 2023

Patrick Aguilar

On Motivation Within Boundaries

For most of us, work is the way to access the resources necessary for life. This relationship creates a power dynamic in which employees…

Jan 31, 2023

Jan 31, 2023

Patrick Aguilar

On Diagnosing Stress Correctly

Shortly after moving into a new house, I woke up at 2 AM to the beeping of an alarm. I followed the sound to a ceiling-mounted box, which I…

Jan 15, 2023

Jan 15, 2023

Patrick Aguilar

On Matching Identities and Roles

In his 1959 book, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, Erving Goffman used the metaphor of theatrical performance to explore human…

Jan 14, 2023

Jan 14, 2023

Patrick Aguilar

Patrick Aguilar

Patrick is a medical educator and health innovator interested in helping individuals and teams improve the effectiveness of their work.

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