What's On My Desk

The question I hear most often is some version of, "What do I need to know?" 

We want to know what's coming and what deserves our attention. I’m always curious about what’s worth acting on now and what can wait for more research. 

The honest answer is usually, "There's a lot you need to know." 

While I enjoy a deep dive into a single topic, I've come to believe we don't always need long-form articles to learn something worthwhile. Matt knows this better than anyone. When he spends a few minutes at my desk, he never makes it out without a question. He sees a paper here, a folded page there, and the next thing I know, he’s texting me a “remind me to ask you about…” and that usually becomes our dinner conversation topic. 

That's the idea behind What’s on My Desk. 

I’d like to give you a glimpse of what has my attention right now. I’d like for you to know the book I’m looking forward to reading, the research I think is worth following, the podcast that is teaching me something new, and the small action I’m going to take that I’m hoping we can all take together. 

Think of it as pulling up a chair in my office and glancing at what's on my desk. 

You don't need to read everything I read. That's my job. I promised to be your curator. My goal is to help you identify things worth your time, translate science into something useful, and every now and then inspire you to try something new. 

Welcome to my desk!

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Research I am Thinking About

The Book I’m Excited to Read

A Weekly Listen

One Small Action

Thank you for pulling up a chair. Looking back at the pile, it strikes me that almost none of it promises a breakthrough. A book about cells most of us have never heard of. A podcast that keeps saying we don't know yet. One class of medications that may turn out to be the exception. A week spent counting vegetables. 

That's the nature of this work. Nobody builds a portfolio on one spectacular position. They build it on ordinary decisions, made consistently, compounding quietly while everyone else chases the headline. Health and life both work that same way, and the timeline is more forgiving than we've been told. 

We spend our lives managing assets we can replace. This one we can't, which is exactly why it deserves the same attention.