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Andrew Brunswick, MD

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What brain surgery teaches me about being alive
🧠 Neurosurgeon • Dad
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I’ve seen what happens when time runs out and most of us are living like we have forever. This is the checklist I use to make sure I don’t.

Save this for the version of you who forgets.
They always show back up. by @itsbrainsurgery

You can waste an entire life while being incredibly productive.

I love being a brain surgeon. Somewhere along the way I confused building a life with living one. by @itsbrainsurgery

The last 1%. by @itsbrainsurgery

I’ve seen what happens when time runs out. by @itsbrainsurgery

There’s something both reassuring and disappointing about this. by @itsbrainsurgery

Can you imagine? by @itsbrainsurgery

We know the truth, yet we still chase the upgrade.

I spend my days seeing exactly how fragile life is. I’ve stood at the bedside when things get real, and I can tell you nobody is reaching for their car keys in those moments.

But knowing the truth doesn’t always change the desire. Even though I know the dopamine hit from a new car only lasts a week, my mind still tries to convince me that the next one will finally be the thing that fulfills me.

It’s a constant battle between what we know and what we want.

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I’ve had to learn this the hard way. by @itsbrainsurgery

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Something in your life is at the 79th minute right now. by @itsbrainsurgery

In the operating room, attention is automatic. But at home, it feels optional.

We often let our attention drift because the stakes feel smaller, but those tiny moments are exactly what a life is made of. Don’t wait for a catastrophic moment to realize what matters.

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