Archive - The Stoic Doctor

The Disillusionment Of Sacrifice

Working hard is sanctified.

May 30 •

Ezra Cooper, MD

March 2025

Medical students and young doctors have a major blind spot.

Mar 30 •

Ezra Cooper, MD

February 2025

Pause Before Reacting

Medicine is a chronically inflamed environment.

Feb 4 •

Ezra Cooper, MD

January 2025

Stoic Meditation for Doctors #1

Take 10 minutes.

Jan 11 •

Ezra Cooper, MD

10:49

July 2024

Why Medicine is Not Noble

Saving lives, improving health, and preventing disease go to the core of our fear of dying.

Jul 21, 2024 •

Ezra Cooper, MD

May 2024

Don't be a Blank Slate

A big problem with medical school is that it lasts for ages.

May 20, 2024 •

Ezra Cooper, MD

One Question to Rule them All

Medicine is hard, sacrifice is required, sleepless nights are always in stock.

May 4, 2024 •

Ezra Cooper, MD

April 2024

Good Doctors Care Less

One of my mentors is also an amateur pilot.

Apr 18, 2024 •

Ezra Cooper, MD

February 2024

Why Doctors Become Assholes

You’re at risk.

Feb 22, 2024 •

Ezra Cooper, MD

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