Julian Willett, MD

Published in BeingWell

·Jun 28

Why I Still Wear a Mask

Why I continue to wear a mask in crowded spaces even after Quebec repealed the mask mandate on public transit. — News cycles and the lifting of COVID restrictions can make one feel like the pandemic is over. Unfortunately, COVID-19 continues to cause suffering and harm to thousands, if not millions, daily. Per the NYTimes, around 100,000 are diagnosed with COVID-19 daily in the United States, whether for the first time…

Covid 19

3 min read

Published in BeingWell

·Jun 28

Medical Buddhism

I go over evidence-based techniques to help you make peace with your suffering. — Note: In this article, I use the term “woman” to refer to an individual’s sex. Individuals who have female anatomy at birth may choose to adopt a different gender identity. The past week has been difficult for liberally-minded individuals in the United States. Through a series of Supreme Court rulings…

Abortion

6 min read

Jun 27

It’s Time To Shakeup Medical Student Teaching

Michelle Middleton

A big point that is missed from this article is the accompanying of potential negative comments (or…

A big point that is missed from this article is the accompanying of potential negative comments (or independent of them) with mistreatment (verbal/physical put downs making students feel lesser). Mistreatment had a much larger impact on my mental health during medical school than worrying whether a therapeutic would work or…

1 min read

Published in data-driven fiction

·Mar 28

Universe In Peril! SWTOR Sith Warrior Chapter 3 Dark Side Review

Review of this popular MMORPG when exploring the full extent of the dark side. — Playing as a Dark Side Sith is hard. This is not because SWTOR tries to penalize or critique players interested in exploring a storyline more characteristic of Darth Sidious versus Luke Skywalker. Quite the opposite. Star Wars the Old Republic (SWTOR) is an MMORPG that offers players storylines where they…

Swtor

4 min read

Published in data-driven fiction

·Mar 20

Crying with Crysis 3

I review this unoriginal, uninspired game — Whether a movie, book, or game, original and inspired stories tend to be more memorable than those that are not. Whether it be Apocalypse Now or Spec Ops: The Line and their matching book Heart of Darkness exploring the themes of madness and one’s reaction to challenging experiences, such inspiring…

Crysis

6 min read

Published in data-driven fiction

·Mar 18

Mostly Harmless…And Quite Pleasant

Book review of Douglas Adams’ fifth and final installment of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Sequels are so rarely good. When I read Mostly Harmless after So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish, I was not expecting much from the final installment in the series. Fortunately, Douglas Adams’ fifth novel in the series was quickly my favourite. It combined all the features that I…

Douglas Adams

3 min read

Published in data-driven fiction

·Mar 12

Executing Plan Zero…And Other Boring Things Sith Do

Review of SWTOR Sith Warrior Dark Side Chapter Two Storyline — Are you interested in continuing a story of intrigue and betrayal by following the Sith Warrior storyline after Chapter One? While the SWTOR Sith Warrior Dark Side storyline continued with intriguing developments in Chapter Two, it was overall an underwhelming experience. It left me questioning if I wanted to move…

Swtor

4 min read

Executing Plan Zero…And Other Boring Things Sith Do

Published in data-driven fiction

·Mar 11

So Long, Farewell, and Thanks For All the Fish

Book review for Douglas Adams’ fourth entry in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series. — Life seems to go on still even when the dolphins mysteriously disappeared. At least in Adams’ universe. I recently finished Douglas Adams’ fourth installment of his Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series and was drawn in by another sci-fi adventure. As I found out, this was the weakest book in…

Douglas Adams

2 min read

So Long, Farewell, and Thanks For All the Fish

Published in BeingWell

·Mar 4

Are At-Home COVID Tests The Answer?

I go over the benefits and risks of over-the-counter COVID tests from an individual and public health perspective. — Do over-the-counter COVID tests make our communities safer? The COVID-19 pandemic has driven a significant mobilization towards ensuring that information we all need to live our lives during a pandemic is readily accessible. Part of this is knowing whether we or others in our community have the virus. Fortunately, at-home…

Covid 19

4 min read

Published in data-driven fiction

·Mar 4

Sith Really Are Evil: SWTOR Sith Warrior Dark Side Prologue and Chapter 1 Game Review

I go over my experience playing this popular MMORPG — Sacrificing a spy’s mind and brain for an intelligence threat. Turning a Jedi Master towards the ravaging nature of the dark side as his Padawan watched. Leaving no survivors at all times. If one watches the Star Wars films, it is readily apparent that the Dark Side is plain evil…

Swtor

4 min read