Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel
- Registered for the MCAT, as mentioned previously. March 22nd. In Eugene, OR. That'll be fine.
- Registered for Kaplan MCAT prep course, which starts December 15th and runs through March 16th. That's why the first bullet point will be fine.
- I've emailed and requested lunches with three of my intended letter-writers. Wait, hold on, four*. BAM.
- FIVE. This blog post includes several breaks.
- Emailed the Berkeley Free Clinic about volunteer opportunities.
Moving right along. Calm. Focused. Shit is gonna get real when that Kaplan course starts. I get to take the advanced course because I scored well enough last time so that's pretty cool.
Some Inspiration
TED talks are consistently a source of inspiring and brain-sparking bouts of twenty minutes but a couple of them I listened to recently were pretty awesome.
First, a doctor talks about transparency and collaborative care. Mentions many times that when you focus on providing the best care to the patient, you end up with lower healthcare costs. Sooooopriiisee!
And second, one that was so damn fantastic it made me cry a little. Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel asks the question of what makes our brain so special - powerful, basic questions. It starts with the idea that we're not special at all (one that I love; all life holds lessons we can learn from, we don't have fancy brain magic) and ends with a conclusion about food. So very me.
It looks like she's holding a condom.
How do people do those fancy "what I'm listening to" thingies? Ah well, the inspiration for the title of this post is a song called "Bird by Bird" by Joe Crookston. It can be listened to....on google music! Youtube doesn't have it apparently, sorry about that.
Dreams aren't easy
Dreams can get lost
Fear comes in
And the dream gets tossed
How are we gonna make it?
What are we gonna do?
How are we gonna work
To make this dream come true?
We'll take it Bird by Bird
A little at a time take it bird by bird
And Stone by Stone
A little at a time
Take it stone by stone
