This is a first-person account by Ndubuisi 'Andy' Egwim reflecting on approaching 10 years living in the UK. He describes arriving as a master's student after a break from clinical medicine, running a side business and working with NGOs, and emphasizes learning to use and optimize the UK system so his efforts and thinking work for him rather than only working harder.
Sort of my origin story. So in six days time will make me 10 years in the UK. So 10 years, quite long. And I remember coming to the UK and I was after 10 years, I originally came as a master student, and prior to that I've already taken a break from clinical medicine. I was building a business by the side and also working with some NGOs. But I just realized when I came to the UK, the same rules apply. They might be different, but there's always a way to figure out how can I use the system to make the best of it and optimize it so that I'm not just working so hard, my mind is working for me. Because that way then you have a direction you're going to.
