Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Attending
Ronald Epstein · 2017
81/100
👍 Worth It
Ronald Epstein brings 400-plus scholarly citations to what sounds like a soft topic — mindful presence in medicine — and makes a genuinely rigorous case that changes how you think about care. It reads as both a practitioner manual and a patient-facing invitation to expect more from medical encounters. Healthcare workers and health-engaged adults will find it unusually substantive.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety78
Substance / usefulness81
Craft & writing79
Originality72
Evidence & accuracy82
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit82
👁 Human-eye gut-check82
Penny’s verdict81
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