Recently, after a tough day, my attending sent me a simple text thanking me for good work done. It was a small gesture, but it made my day, which in turn made me think about how often I let days go past where I don’t thank my co-residents, interns, colleagues for their own Herculean efforts. In medicine, busting your butt is considered par for the course, and there often feels like there’s no room to feel burnt out or overwhelmed because it could “always be worse.” I’ve even caught myself doing the “oh you think THIS is bad” to people before, or undermining my own burn out because someone I know has had a heavier day. One of my goals is to try to make an effort to acknowledge and thank people for the things they do that make my life easier and our patient’s lives better.
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