BUSINESSFRIEND
MEDICINE IS NOT a part-time interest , it ’ s a full-time job . Just ask any health care professional . Between meetings , surgeries , and patient consultations , the day doesn ’ t end for providers once they leave the office .
Most remain on call after their standard shift , others go long into the night reading medical journals , while others prepare for the following day ’ s meetings to ensure operations run smoothly at their hospital .
All of this while trying to remain connected to friends , family , peers and the outside world .
Modern life makes us feel as though we can be everywhere and do everything , and beyond that , that we need to do both . Being busy is a status symbol – the more we do , the more important we are .
But being “ crazy busy ” has a price . Doing too much , too fast can be exhausting , misguided and potentially dangerous ( take replying to an email while driving , for instance ). In our overloaded world , time and attention can be depleted before the day ’ s work has even begun .
What ’ s the issue ? Most current advice related to the problem of modern life focuses on the need to get organized , but that doesn ’ t solve the issue . You can be very well organized – as most health care professionals have to be – and still feel overwhelmed by modern life .
And who wouldn ’ t be ? We ’ ve got our professional lives to manage where we need to respond to emails in a quick and efficient manner , find a way to keep all our medical papers and notes together , stay in touch with the board members from the networking conference last week and schedule our appointments at just the right time so our clients don ’ t get too irritated with the wait .
On top of that , we need to check our
34 March 2015