Resumes are degrading

Whenever you submit a resume you are asking another flawed human being for approval. Your life is literally in their hands. The fate of the applicant rests on the discernment of the person viewing the resume. Why would you ever want a person to have that much power over you? It is not a good …

The Rat Race

  Exiting the rat race is my goal. The key is to find mortgage free shelter. Once you have paid for your housing, everything else becomes easy. The biggest debt anchor most American have is their homes. I would much rather have a tiny 100 grand home with no mortgage, rather than a 400 grand …

Materialism vs Spirituality

I am conflicted between the need to make money versus the need to spiritually advance. Being materially comfortable feels great but it often gets in the way of attaining higher consciousness. Sex, food, drugs, fancy possessions are pleasurable. Do they ultimately lead to contentment? Is becoming wealthy mutually exclusive to becoming an enlightened person? I …

Advice for College Pre-meds

My advice would be to: 1.) Clinically shadow physicians. Maybe become an ER scribe. I would also shadow other allied health care workers like physical therapist, occupational therapist etc. Shadow the mid level workers like physician assistants and nurse practicioners. You want to get a good over view of what medicine is really like. Don't …

What is the best way to live a happy and successful life?

What is the best way to live a happy and successful life? by Paul CarletonAnswer by Paul Carleton:Don’t give a sh*t what others think of you.It’s that simple.Most people’s lives are a direct reflection of the expectation of their peer groups.They make decisions in their life to keep their parents happy.. to make them proud.We …

I asked a girl out and she said, “You are too ugly to date.” What should I do?

Question on @Quora: I asked a girl out and she said, "You are too ugly to date." What should I do?I asked a girl out and she said, "You are too ugly to date." What should I do?

Overbearing parents in the movies

The medical school trap is everywhere. This idea of parents pressuring their children into medical school is a repeating concept in many movies and books. 1.) Dead Poets Society --- Neil ends up committing suicide because his father forced him to become a physician. Neil 2.) Harold and Kumar --- Kumar intentionally bombed the medical school …

We are all high schoolers

When you look back on high school everyone seems so corny. Sometimes i wonder why i even tried to impress my fellow classmates. They were insecure teenage idiots bumbling through puberty trying to find themselves in a confusing world. People never really grow out of this. We are all fumbling around trying to find truth …

Life is a numbers game

Sometimes i wonder if there is a code embedded into life. I imagine the code would say "anything is possible if you try enough times". Life seems like a numbers game. If you do enough questions you will have seen every concept the test could ask. If you pursue enough potential customers you will reach …

When are you the happiest?

Simplicity is the key to happiness I am the happiest when i am excercising with my closest friends. I am the happiest when i am with my family. I am trying to revolve my life around these two situations. Logic would dictate that this strategy will maximize my happiness. Life can be this simple. Why …