Intellectual Wellness Original author Jeremy Branzetti MD 12018

Intellectual Wellness Original author: Jeremy Branzetti, MD: 1/2018

Wellness Social Spiritual Occupational Physical Emotional Intellectual

Where We’ve Been • Social – Resilience • Spiritual – Connect one to belief system • Occupational – Finding purpose and meaning in work • Physical – Get a doctor, sleep, eat well, exercise • Emotional – Conflict management, narrative medicine

Wellness Social Spiritual Occupational Physical Emotional Intellectual

Objectives Define Intellectual Wellness Crowdsource ideas for Intellectual Wellness Identify and address barriers to pursuing Intellectual Wellness Identify next steps to help you improve your Intellectual Wellness

Clarification Intellectual Wellness Occupational Wellness

What makes you feel good intellectually? Reflect for one minute Turn to your neighbor Share any responses

Group Share What did you hear?

Tips for Intellectual Wellness

Read a (nonmedical) book

Travel whenever you can

Audit a class

“Do the opposite”

Learn a Language Many free options • Busuu: free, great for phrases needed on-the-ground • Duolingo: free, gamified, seemingly best-reviewed • Memrise: free, works offline, novel teaching approach

Learn an instrument

Play games!

Experience something you don’t understand

So… how is your intellect doing?

Intellectual Wellness Assessment Source: http: //definitionofwellness. com/dimensions-of-wellness/intellectual-wellness/

15 or more Points Great job! You have a variety of intellectual wellness endeavors Don’t let your guard down

9 -14 Points Room for improvement What can you do to improve areas you scored 0 or 1?

Under 8 Points Room for improvement The challenge: what are your barriers? The good news: many possible changes available, all leading to great wellness gains

What gets in the way of your intellectual wellness?

Barriers

Time

Energy

Money

What do I want to accomplish? How do I define success? When do I want to finish this? Can I pair up with an accountabilibuddy? Am I being reasonable/realistic? *

Make a plan Pick one form of intellectual wellness Write your plan Go on the record: Share with your neighbor

Reflections on December III • Learn a new super-user move with your EMR • Share with the Group

Takeaways Choose 1 Intellectual Wellness pursuit Make a plan 1. Clearly state what you want to do 2. Identify what success looks like 3. Set a timeline 4. Find an accountabilibuddy

Looking Forward