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Boost your energy by working harder ⚡️

2024-03-31 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:37 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time · mode: Personal story · tags: Feel-Good Productivity thesis, His medical past

In a Short, Ali recalls that as a doctor he felt more energised after busy weekend shifts, because there he took responsibility and ownership of his patients' care; working harder but owning the process made work more fun, and he swapped with colleagues to work weekends.

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00:00:00 — Weekend shifts as a doctor: more work, more ownership, more energy

  • ★★ As a doctor, Ali felt oddly more energised after weekend shifts, although they were busier, with fewer staff, more patients and more emergencies. — 00:00:00
  • ★★★ Ali realised his weekend-shift energy came from taking responsibility and ownership: the buck stopped with him, so he chased blood results and called radiology rather than ringing the consultant; he worked harder, owned the process and had more energy. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ With that ownership, Ali's weekend shifts became more fun and flew by, to the point that he swapped with colleagues to work weekends. — 00:00:29

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