My palms got sweaty. I started to have palpitations in my chest. And my emotions were out of control. For the first time in my life, I was having an anxiety attack. Suddenly, everything started making sense… including my burnout.
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Flash FIRE warning: The Dangers of Sharing Financial Independence
Fire is a passionate and unforgiving substance. It keeps you warm, heats your meals, and provides...
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.
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. ...
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.
The Importance of Finding Contentment Today
In the journey to becoming doctors, we get used to the four year transition periods. There is always a next step. This produces a problem that leads to worse burnout, an inability to find contentment today.
Why Finding the Flow Might Be the Most Important Goal
We all know the experience. We are working hard, sometimes without even realizing how much work is being put in. As we diligently take care of our task, we are immersed. At some point, our concentration is broken (maybe because the task is done), and we realize that hours have passed. You have just found the “flow,” and I am here to tell you that it might be the most important goal we should have.
Three Reasons People Don’t Care About Wellness (& Why They’re Wrong)
Some people just don’t get it. They think talking about burnout, physician suicide, and wellness is unnecessary and soft. Let’s look at three of the biggest reasons why some people don’t care about wellness, and why they’re wrong.
There is Hope on The Road to Burnout: Will You Join Me?
There is an ongoing battle in medicine waged in the space between each physician’s skull. This battle became very personal when I hit my own wall of burnout over the last six months. With a better perspective and new goals, I am doing my part to prevent this same burnout for our future doctors. Will you join me in this fight?
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