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Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Edward Creagan, M.D.
"The magic of the electronic village is transforming health information. The mouse and keyboard have extended the stethoscope to the 500 million people now online." — Dr. Edward Creagan
The power of the medium inspires Dr. Edward Creagan as he searches for ways to share Mayo Clinic's vast resources with the general public.
Dr. Creagan, a Newark, N.J., native, is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hospice medicine and palliative care. He has been with Mayo Clinic since 1973 and in 1999 was president of the staff of Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Creagan, a professor of medical oncology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, was honored in 1995 with the John and Roma Rouse Professor of Humanism in Medicine Award and in 1992 with the Distinguished Mayo Clinician Award, Mayo's highest recognition. He has been recognized with the American Cancer Society Professorship of Clinical Oncology.
He describes his areas of special interest as "wellness as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual-financial model" and fitness, mind-body connection, aging and burnout.
Dr. Creagan has been an associate medical editor with Mayo Clinic's health information websites and has edited publications and CD-ROMs and reviewed articles.
"We the team of (the website) provide reliable, easy-to-understand health and wellness information so that each of us can have productive, meaningful lives," he says.
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Dec. 14, 2011
To decrease stress, increase focus
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
On a recent Sunday morning I set out to do some important educational activities that I needed to complete for an upcoming medical school class. I'd budgeted time for this activity, but I became distracted because I couldn't find my cell phone. I spent a ridiculous amount of time searching for it.
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Where was it? Three feet from my computer under a piece of paper. Funny, but not so funny, right? Most of us spend half of our lives trying to find things within two feet of where we left them.
I thought back to the biography I recently read about a prominent business man who was an agent of change in the world of technology. His accomplishments reflected two fundamental concepts:
- Focus on the task at hand
- Eliminate distractions
So my suggestion for all of us is that we try to focus on the one task that we most need to accomplish today and tune out the distractions. Let me know how it works for you.
5 comments posted
June 6, 2013 11:56 a.m.
I believe the problem begins because we use most of our attention in vanal things. The way we humans builted up this society has put us in the way of life where we have to be slaves of time, money and work. Almost every though we have has something to do with any of those three things. Also, and not less important, the ideas and beliefs that rule our daily life right? depending of what we believe is in what we become. The idea of the "housewife" is a good example. If you bougth that idea and you where agree with it, well now you are doing things that "housewifes" are suposed to do rigth?, but if you stop for a second and analize this idea....mm it is not yours, it wasn´t your idea, the concept was long before you where born am I rigth? but is this concept rigth? is this idea the best for all of us or for you? or maybe this is the idea that you are agree with and then you become a slave of time and work. And at the end of the day how do you feel?? plenty? May be yes, may be not. But the way I see it, the idea that somebody else is going to educate my son better that myself? but i send him to school? Maybe I can teach him the things they do in school and then I share my time with him, I learn with him, and my ATTENTION is in my son, wich I believe it is important. I teach him how to be independet, how to do his own thins, so you don't have to do for him what he has to do for himself. Also the idea of the father being away so he can bring money, I think it ha
- Abs
December 22, 2011 1:52 p.m.
after reading your article -- i submit my comment -- i plead guilty.
- edward
December 22, 2011 6:36 a.m.
When the time crunch occurs, I make lists to help. The list is posted on my refrigerator. I go from one item to another on the list, then cross it off when it's done. So for Christmas week, that is how I've been operating. I feel uplifted, because I've accomplished what needs to be done and also what's enjoyable.
- Christine
December 21, 2011 10:24 a.m.
I am a working mother. It may be crucial to focus on one task at hand, but I often joggle five to ten tasks at a time, especially during the holiday seasons. Time is the enermy. Yes, my husband is helpful at times, but half of the time, he is the distraction. Any sugguestions for the working moms?
- Catt
December 14, 2011 2:42 p.m.
I will share this w/ my fibromyalgia support group, as "fibro fog" is a big issue. Narrowing attention to the task at hand & screening out distrations is a great reminder to stay focused.
- pat
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