Douglas Flora: Sometimes, the ultimate self-care is embracing your inner couch potato

Douglas Flora posted the following on LinkedIn:

“Speaking in Boston this morning, but my herniated disc is making sure I don’t forget about it! Looking forward to a much-needed quiet weekend after this conference.

In that spirit, here’s a fun word from Finland: Kalsarikännit—the art of staying home, drinking in your underwear, and having zero plans to go out. Basically, it’s peak relaxation with zero expectations from society.

Hope you all have an excellent weekend (drinking in your underwear or not lol.)

By the way, Finland is consistently rated the #1 happiest country in the world; maybe they are onto something?”

Source: Douglas Flora/LinkedIn

Douglas Flora is the Executive Medical Director of Oncology Services at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, overseeing clinical operations, strategic planning, and the expansion of cancer programs. He is also the co-founder of the Center for Precision Medicine; Genomic Health.

As the Editor-in-Chief of ‘AI in Precision Oncology,’ the first peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to this field, he plays a pivotal role in advancing research. He is also an active board member of the American Cancer Society and ACCC, where he contributes to advocacy, education, and innovation within the cancer community.