Basically did the same, and find it interesting how many people don't "get it." They think I have some kind of privilege. Gave up 20 years to nothing but work. Work to increase wealth of "the shareholders." I basically don't care much about material ish. So, not $ rich, but time rich. 10/10 recommend, but be prepared to be viewed as a little strange to have stepped off the treadmill. I don't really have much to engage in the "ugh, so busy with work" convo 🤷🏻♀️
Great wisdom in such a young physician ! Congratulations on your work life balance - it sends a very worthwhile message to your patients and readers ; Dr John Duignan
Congratulations on recognising this dynamic (relatively) early on - this increasingly familiar idea beneficially impacts beyond your personal life and relationships. In fields where there is a stagnating inertia for very few available positions amongst propensity for burnouts, opening up the operating room to a higher flux of early practitioners not only improves the accessibility and dissemination of available knowledge but also may elicit an adoption of new ideas in periods of high software-hardware/diagnostic-therapeutic innovation. Hopefully this idea is normalised ever so widely!
This is a most excellent post and truly important thoughts and topic . Eleven years ago I rearranged my priorities to get a better life/ work balance . This year I suffered a massive LAD MI. I wonder if I had not rearranged everything if I would still be here ! So everyone , please take this information and consider it gold ! 🙏
I think in medical/surgical training we are squeezed so hard to nearly the brink we have to step back. Well done enjoyed reading it
Basically did the same, and find it interesting how many people don't "get it." They think I have some kind of privilege. Gave up 20 years to nothing but work. Work to increase wealth of "the shareholders." I basically don't care much about material ish. So, not $ rich, but time rich. 10/10 recommend, but be prepared to be viewed as a little strange to have stepped off the treadmill. I don't really have much to engage in the "ugh, so busy with work" convo 🤷🏻♀️
Great wisdom in such a young physician ! Congratulations on your work life balance - it sends a very worthwhile message to your patients and readers ; Dr John Duignan
True story! This is spot on. Thank you.
Congratulations on recognising this dynamic (relatively) early on - this increasingly familiar idea beneficially impacts beyond your personal life and relationships. In fields where there is a stagnating inertia for very few available positions amongst propensity for burnouts, opening up the operating room to a higher flux of early practitioners not only improves the accessibility and dissemination of available knowledge but also may elicit an adoption of new ideas in periods of high software-hardware/diagnostic-therapeutic innovation. Hopefully this idea is normalised ever so widely!
This is a most excellent post and truly important thoughts and topic . Eleven years ago I rearranged my priorities to get a better life/ work balance . This year I suffered a massive LAD MI. I wonder if I had not rearranged everything if I would still be here ! So everyone , please take this information and consider it gold ! 🙏