As physicians, we’re constantly chasing time — yet it always feels just out of reach. Between patient visits, endless charting, lab results, prescriptions, pharmacy battles, and those dreaded prior authorizations, our days can feel like an obstacle course with no finish line. And that’s before we even get to the “other job”: the emails, meetings, billing, insurance calls, and peer-to-peer reviews that quietly consume hours of our lives. The truth is, most people think our work ends when the patient leaves the room, but we know that’s when the real avalanche begins.
Here’s the thing: none of this is what drew us to medicine. We signed up to help people, not drown in red tape. And yet, this is the reality we face — the good intertwined with the not-so-good. The question is, what would you do if you actually had more time? Rest? Reconnect with your family? Rediscover joy in your work? The first step is recognizing that overwhelm doesn’t have to be our baseline. Tomorrow, I’ll share how we can lighten the load and start reclaiming the balance we all deserve.
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