{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61de0665cc27c20014ea15cf/6acffe4bfa1788820683d6cd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Terminal Diagnosis Confirmed the Beauty of Life He'd Already Built | Dr. Bryant Lin","description":"<p>When Stanford physician Bryant Lin was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, a friend gave him one piece of advice about his own prognosis that he still credits with how he&#39;s lived every day since.</p><p><br></p><p>Bryant Lin is a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Director of Medical Humanities and the Arts at Stanford, a fourth-generation physician who spent two decades in primary care before his own stage four diagnosis in 2024. He built a medical school class around his experience that drew coverage from the New York Times and CBS Mornings, and he&#39;s the author of <em><a href=\"https://amzn.to/3SoiXkp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sunshine: An Exploration of Living When You Are Dying</a></em>.</p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation, you&#39;ll explore:</p><ul><li>The advice from a fellow doctor that changed how Bryant thinks about his own prognosis, and why he stopped looking at the numbers everyone else obsesses over</li><li>A simple filter he now uses to decide which commitments are worth keeping, and what needs to go</li><li>Why he changed very little, even after learning how much less time he likely had</li><li>Why he chose to teach a Stanford class, narrating his own cancer journey, while going through chemo in real time</li><li>What a good life means, once you learn you have a lot less time to live it.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>It&#39;s a conversation for anyone asking themselves what&#39;s actually worth their time, whether or not a doctor has given them a reason to ask.</p><p><br></p><p>You can find Bryant at: <a href=\"https://www.bryantlin.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a> | <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryant-lin-b7520a10/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://www.goodlifeproject.com/podcast/how-to-live-with-terminal-illness-bryant-lin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Episode Transcript</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Check out our sponsors and resources: <a href=\"https://www.goodlifeproject.com/sponsors/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Our Sponsor Page</a></strong></p>","author_name":"Jonathan Fields / Acast"}