10. The Space Between Stimulus and Response

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of Stimulus, we speak with Christina Shenvi MD, PhD about acting with agency -- what it means, some actionable skills, and how to apply it. We also talk about:  the importance of being specific and deliberate about your philosophy of life, how remembering your mortality puts the rest of life in perspective, Stoic philosophy, Viktor Frankl, and whether or not we have free will.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guest Bio:</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dr. Christina Shenvi MD, PhD is a fellowship trained geriatric emergency physician from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where she is the director of the UNC Office of Academic Excellence. She's host of her own show,</span> <a href= "https://gempodcast.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">GEMCAST</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, focusing on clinical topics to help physicians, trainees, nurses, and paramedics who take care of older adults, particularly in the acute care setting.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Corporate vs. personal mission statements and how codifying your life philosophy can help you live with intent [03:00];</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rob and Christina’s personal mission statements [06:15];</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The fact that even when we try our best to act in accordance with our values, it sometimes feels like there are magnetic forces pulling us away [08:30];</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther">Martin Luther</a>, the famous theologian, said that there are two days that matter, this day and judgement day [10:35];</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The concept of Memento Mori [12:00];</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The psychologist and Holocaust survivor, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl">Viktor Frankl