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Ali asks doctors whether they would still practise medicine if they won the lottery

story · status: told 9× · last event: retold (2023-12-08)

Told alongside: Ali agrees he will not be working full-time as a doctor in 15 to 30 years (2019)

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2017-11-08 told In his mock answer Ali says doctors in both countries felt overworked and underpaid, yet when he asked whether they would still do medicine after winning the lottery, every one said yes, though most would go part-time. Medicine Interview Tips - Talking about Work Experience 00:08:59
2019-09-24 retold Asked by Ali whether they would still do medicine if they won the lottery, a senior doctor said there was no way: they would open their own pet sanctuary. Ready Player One + 'My First Million' - Monthly Favourites #12 00:09:33
2020-04-29 retold For eight years Ali has asked doctors and medical students whether they would still be doctors if they won the lottery: about half would leave medicine, half would go part-time, and none go part-time now because of bills and mortgages. Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive 00:09:16
2020-05-01 retold Asked by Ali over six years whether they would still be doctors if they won the lottery, half the doctors said they would leave at once and half would stay part-time; not one would stay full-time. How Much Money I Earn in a Week as a Doctor & YouTuber 00:26:47
2020-12-13 retold Ali has asked lots of doctors whether they would still be doctors if they won the lottery, and basically none said they would keep doing it full-time. Love, Money and Relationships - Answering your Assumptions 00:18:43
2020-12-28 (said on 2020-12-15, implied) retold Ali asks doctors whether they would keep practising if they won the lottery: about half say they would leave medicine completely, one even mid-operation, and the other half would go part-time. How Much Money I Earn as a Doctor + YouTuber 00:09:31
2021-03-14 retold Over eight years Ali has asked doctor friends whether they would still practise if they won the lottery: half would leave, half would go part-time, and none would stay full-time. Why I Left Medicine (And Why I'm Going Back) 00:11:20
2021-11-30 retold Ali thinks many doctors keep working in medicine because they need the money, and most he knows would quit if they won the lottery or had a successful YouTube channel. Why I Left Medicine... Forever 00:20:31
2023-12-08 retold When Ali asked senior doctors whether they would keep practising medicine if they won the lottery, about half said they would leave, and the other half would continue because it is fun but go part-time. Everything's Changing - Life Update 00:21:23

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