Burnout often stems from feeling trapped with no viable options. Creating and recognizing multiple pathways forward, even small ones, can restore motivation and hope. This matters especially for clinicians who lose energy and focus when the future feels predetermined.
I would argue that your fix for the burnout is to create options. You need options. If you don't have options, if you don't feel like your future is going to be brighter than your past, this is when depression starts to kick in. Well, if your future— if you don't feel like your future is brighter than your past, it's, it's really hard to have energy and focus, and it's really, really hard to be excited about what the future holds. So there is a better future for you in medicine.
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