Dr. David Hindin is a trauma and critical care surgeon at Stanford University who is... obsessed with storytelling.

You heard me right—a surgeon who tells stories. In addition to serving as the Associate Chair of Innovation and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, and the Assistant Director of Stanford’s Biodesign Faculty Fellowship, he also developed a storytelling course at Stanford to help physicians and engineers enhance their communication skills, blending his passion for medicine with creativity. What?

I found him on Instagram, where I was intrigued by his storytelling skills, methods of communication, and advocacy for the arts in scientific fields. I had to have him on the show today, and I was lucky that he agreed (I think this is the first surgeon I’ve ever interviewed). I never would have imagined it would be about this…

In this conversation, you will hear:

• How he creates emotional connections in his storytelling
• The principles behind being “entertaining,” especially when you dont feel like you are
• How he finds the extraordinary in the “ordinary”
• How to deal with the fear of being “seen” as a creator in you profession

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