Ice Skating, Dams, & Handmade Cards

This week's Weekend Reads explores a theme inspired by Lisa Rosenbaum's Not Otherwise Specified podcast series on primary care. In the Thought Spark, we consider what happens when we focus too heavily on what can be measured—and how some of the most meaningful work in medicine, leadership, teaching, and life may never appear on a dashboard. The Workbench features links to Rosenbaum's podcast series, including the episode When No One's Watching, which inspired this reflection. In Sunday's Story, a chief resident's handmade cards become a reminder that meaningful work doesn't always drain us. Sometimes it generates energy in return—a concept I'm calling the Penstock Paradox.