Spiegel’s work presents a valuable tool in negotiating …

Spiegel’s work presents a valuable tool in negotiating the hidden curriculum of medical school—cynicism, loneliness, and dishonesty. Its strength lies in its practical application of psychiatric techniques and in its accessible examples based on the experiences of other medical students and physicians. . . . ‘By committing a few moments daily’ to some of these techniques, medical students and future physicians will profit well into their careers.