Ethos and Passion

You Are Who You Hang Out With: Why it Matters

Have you ever noticed that like minded people tend to congregate? Sometimes it even causes an echo chamber. The truth is, you are the average of the five people you hang out with most. This has major ramifications.

Attending Physicians: It’s Time to Teach Personal Finance

I got really fired up after reading a post by WCI that mentioned money as a taboo topic in medical training culture. It’s time academic attending physicians made a change, took responsibility, and stopped sucking at our jobs.

Live Now Or Save for Later: The Now or Later Fallacy

Should you save for tomorrow or live for today? It can be a challenging problem for many to figure out. Can we have our cake and eat it too?

How a Productivity System Can Decrease Burnout

Everyday it seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done that requires our attention. What if I told you that there was a systematic solution to this problem? And you could start fixing it today?

Why Hospital Administrators Should Eat Last

In the military, leaders eat last. They let their more junior soldiers get their meals first. The troops must eat! This isn’t just a tradition. It is an intentional decision to build trust, loyalty, and a culture of pride. Medicine has a lot to learn from this…as you’ll find out today.

Why I Won’t Quit Medicine

Have you ever thought about leaving medicine? Have you realized that the hospital won’t love you back? Tag along for today’s post as we discuss why sometimes leaving medicine isn’t the best answer.

4 Ways Financial Independence Fights Burnout

Burnout has been in the news a lot lately. Maybe the big time media is finally catching on to what the rest of us have been talking about. It is now an official diagnosis, and TIME investigated how costly it is to medicine. We will explore all of that and outline 4 ways that financial independence can fight burnout.

4 Ways to Draw Lines in the Sand at Work

Over 50% of physicians will change jobs within two to five years after taking their first job. ...

The Monthly Checkout: May 2019

It’s that time of the month. Tag along as I feature some of the best content on the internet! From moral injury to financial independence and cognitive biases, it’s all covered! I even feature an awesome new brand and my favorite physician burnout blogger.

Investing in What Matters Most: The Best Investments

Much of the personal finance blogosphere directed at physicians spends time discussing spending...

Do You Suffer from Someday Syndrome?

We all suffer from Someday Syndrome in one way or another. Someday, things will be better. Someday, I’ll have this (or that). But, the truth is that we might live our entire life waiting for “someday” to come when what we needed was there in front of us the whole time…

Moderate Minimalism: The Key to Living in the Moment

Sometimes working harder does not produce better results. Or, maybe you’ve heard it said that “Less is more”? Either way, the modern life is full of distractions that prevent us from living in the moment. Moderate minimalism is the key to fixing that problem.