“Independence is true wealth” – Morgan Housel.
I heard this quote today and it spoke to me very clearly.
I have thought many times since starting working how great it would be to simply wake up, not really feel like working, and then simply not go to work. I could sleep some more or spend some time with my partner or outside or doing chores or a million other things. The classic response when someone says this is a scoff and disbelief that it is possible. Yet, lots of people live this way. However, it might be a bit more difficult in our career, when you’re working with patients in particular.
Many doctors nowadays go less than full time. They do 80% of the job for 80% of the salary, and they almost never regret doing so. The money is made up by doing the odd locum shift, and the time is irreplaceable. Sounds great, doesn’t it?
Perhaps with technology and increasing telemedicine, and being involved in research and independent projects, independence is more possible than it once was.
We’ll have to see. But that’s the ultimate goal. Autonomy and control over my time is a new priority I didn’t realise I wanted.
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