Mountain Lessons is the personal blog of Patrick Fink, MD— writing about mountains, life, and the overlap between them since 2008. More journal than portfolio, it is a place for honest, occasional writing that doesn’t fit anywhere else. For professional projects, wilderness medical consulting, or the rest of what I’m up to, see Projects above.
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Polyvalence
Culture celebrates the specialist — the fastest runner, the sub-specialist surgeon. But specialization carries hidden risks: comparison, fragility, obsolescence, diminishing returns. Polyvalence — real proficiency across three or more domains…
