The King’s Three Questions: A Short Story I Want My Teams to Understand

Luedi, Markus M.

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“…The recently published article in Anesthesia & Analgesia by Luedi 1 has been a highly meaningful and poignant read. Kudos to the author for enlightening us with something beyond relative risks and P values!…”

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“…In this article, Leo Tolstoy’s famous short story, “The King’s Three Questions” 2 is given a beautiful interpretation in the context of anesthesiologists routinely being entrusted with the safety and well-being of their patients’ lives. Luedi 1 describes how focusing on the time (now), the person (the patient), and the task (providing care) is a powerful mindfulness exercise that can lend value and purpose to what we do, thereby hopefully promoting resilience to tackle the ever-increasing risk of physician burnout.…”

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The King’s Three Questions: Applying the Tenets of Tolstoy in Our Clinical Practice

Ashok

2023

Anesthesia &Amp; Analgesia

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The King’s Three Questions: Applying the Tenets of Tolstoy in Our Clinical Practice

Ashok

2023

Anesthesia &Amp; Analgesia

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“…In the absence of a personal search for meaning as ultimate level of profound self-care, patient care likely remains an energy-consuming, thus exhausting extrinsic demand. 2…”

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“…With great pleasure, I read Dr Vighnesh Ashok’s letter 1 highlighting 1 aspect of Tolstoy’s 3 questions—the questions I want my team to understand. 2 Dr Ashok’s self-care–based interpretation of 1 layer of Tolstoy’s short story is the first step in sustained resilience of individuals, teams, and systems. 1…”

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Luedi

2023

Anesthesia &Amp; Analgesia

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Letters to the Editor than recharging our biological batteries. It includes meaning-and mindful psychological self-care. In the absence of a personal search for meaning as ultimate level of profound self-care, patient care likely remains an energy-consuming, thus exhausting extrinsic demand. 2 Mindfulness develops through the interplay of time and space and can be trained in any situation, no matter how simple, at the very moment at hand. 3 Such practice raises awareness that you are not your thoughts and that you are not reliant on your not-conscious behavioral "default mode networks." 4 Finally, this practice nurtures compassionate awareness of oneself and others, 4 and thereby to take benevolent responsibility for decisions and relationships alike. 5 As highlighted by Dr Ashok, the amazing adventure of leadership is not only about managing people and systems but also about practicing profound selfcare. 6 As we learn from Viktor Frankl, how we react to any external or internal stimulus is a free choice. By learning to pause upon any trigger, we learn to wait for mindfulness to set in, enabling compassion for ourselves, our patients, our teams, and our health care systems.Finally, we will be able to understand Taoist philosopher Lao Tzu, who coined the phrase: "true selfinterest teaches selflessness."

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“…1 Compassionately taking care of a patient is at the very core of clinical medicine and has the potential to provide meaningful context and connection, thereby preventing burnout. 2 In part due to Daniel Goleman's milestone publication on emotional intelligence, in which self-reflection and self-regulation are key components, 3 mindfulness-based practices have found acceptance in Western cultures. Nowadays, meditation is more and more recognized as alleviating stress and enhancing immunity.…”

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