You are inadequate.
Wait to be given permission.
Be afraid; be very afraid.
Make sure you pass the test, and the next one, and the one after that.
Your name is not enough: you need other letter in front of it and after it.
The more pieces of paper you have the better.
Careful; someone might sue you for that.
Who you are doesn’t matter. What matter is your letters, numbers and labels e.g FY1, Resident, MBChB, CCT, GP, FRCOG…
The only acceptable way for you to make a living is to trade time for money.
Your “other talents” don’t matter. All that matters is whatever we can extract value from in our Hospital Factory.
You are not allowed to be happy.
You are not allowed to feel rested.
You are not allowed to say no.
You are not allowed to walk away.
You are not allowed to have a life outside of your job description.
You are now allowed to take time to figure out how to cure the disease or solve the problem and put yourself (and us) out of a job.
You are not allowed to fail.
You are not allowed to try something different.
You are not allowed to escape the Rat Race (where your passive income exceeds your expenses).
You are not allowed to do something that “might not work”.
You are not allowed to reinvent yourself.
You are not allowed to only spend half of whatever you make (because you’re busy investing and saving the rest).
You are not allowed to trade the sunk costs of your parents’ sacrifices and expectations for happiness and fulfilment.
You are not allowed to live a life that does not revolve around us.
Yeah, these are some of the things you’ll need to unlearn that Medicine ® has intentionally drilled into your Soul (mind+will+emotions).
As has been said, what got you here won’t get you there.
Maybe the key to transforming your life is to experiment with doing the opposite of what Medicine ® has trained you to do.
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