% One percent at a time ✅

📝 One of the biggest challenges that I find of being a doctor is finding time for other projects outside of work, like working on a Youtube channel or writing these newsletters. ⏰ With doing the ward rounds in the morning and seeing patients all day, I unfortunately rarely have long stretches of time to work on my projects and I’m almost always too tired after work. 😴 However, I've found that doing things "1% at a time" can be the best way to make progress, even if I only have a few minutes here and there throughout the day. 🙌

For example, I really enjoy writing this newsletter (and I’m really trying to stay consistent with it 😝). Rather than trying to find an hour or two to sit down and write, which I almost always never find, I use the short periods of time spread throughout the day to jot down ideas or write a few paragraphs. These moments might happen while I'm waiting for a patient to arrive or between appointments in the pediatric A&E. To my astonishment, by the end of the day, I can often script an entire YouTube video or draft a full page of my newsletter and that’s really how I’ve still been able to upload Youtube videos and pump out newsletters. 💻📨

It can be easy to feel discouraged when you don't have large blocks of time to work on a project, but by breaking it down into small steps, you can make steady progress over time. Even just 10-15 minutes a day can add up to significant progress over weeks and months, and I truly believe that it’s those small increments that lead to great results. 📈

Another mindset change that also helps is seeing work time blocks as 5 minutes rather than only 1 hour. If I often only have less than an hour to do something, my mind never used to resort to thinking about getting work done, unless I had the full hour free. The small mindset shift to seeing work time blocks as 5 minutes or more, also allowed me to fit more into my day. 🧠⏰

So if you lead a busy life and struggle to find time for your projects, remember that small steps can lead to big accomplishments and work can also be done in smaller time blocks. Take advantage of those short moments throughout your day and watch your project move forward, 1% at a time. 🚀

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🩺 Pertemps Medical - My Locum Agency of Choice 🩻

As many of you guys know, locuming is one way that I've been able to boost my salary as a doctor. I've gotten many questions as to how you can get locum jobs alongside your main job as a doctor, and one way of doing this is through locum agencies, and Pertemps Medical is the one that I would suggest! They are a renowned recruitment agency in the UK, specialising in the supply of medical personnel services to both the NHS and private hospitals. They are a popular choice for healthcare employers seeking to hire top-notch medical professionals. Their recruitment approach is personalised, with an emphasis on building long-term partnerships and successful placements. Pertemps Medical is also known for their expertise in career progression, providing guidance and support to help doctors advance in their careers. They have a wide network of opportunities across various healthcare settings and are on all frameworks in the UK. The agency also prioritises the well-being of their doctors, offering opportunities that provide a better work-life balance. If you're a healthcare employer or a medical professional looking for the perfect fit, Pertemps Medical is definitely worth checking out. You can check them out here: 

Thanks to Pertemps Medical for sponsoring this week's newsletter! 👍🏼

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👍🏾 Things I’ve enjoyed this week

The Diary of a CEO podcast with Chris Williamson (podcast) - a great chat with 2 podcasters that I love. They talk a lot about life and growth through it. I listen to Steven Barlett's podcasts every single week. 

Chris Williamson on First Things THRST podcast (podcast) - Another great podcast with Chris Williamson, but this time with Mike Thurston. I love Mike's fitness Youtube videos and have recently been getting into his podcast. They talk about success, how to improve your fitness and daily habits and everything to do with improving your life. 

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📚 Highlight of the week

The Levers That Money Can't Pull - More to That moretothat.com

Freedom is one of those virtues that money actually can buy. In fact, it’s the greatest thing that money can purchase, as the ability to choose what problems to solve (and the manner in which you’ll solve them) is enabled by having control over your attention. Ultimately, money affords you with the ability to close the doors you don’t want opened, and to open the doors that were once closed.

Tweets From Naval Ravikant Bot by @NavalBot on Twitter

"A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought - they must be earned." - @naval

The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships by don Miguel Ruiz and HeatherAsh Amara

Looking with kindness and loving compassion, we may see that the one who hurt us was confused rather than evil, that they were pursuing what they thought they wanted. We may look back at our own past, to the times we are ashamed of, and see ourselves with friendly eyes, as one who was lost rather than guilty, doing the best we could at the time.

Resurfaced to me by Readwise

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