1. Quit taking care of yourself. There is no upper limit to the needs of patients. There is always more medicine to learn and do. Add to this the needs of children, aging parents and a partner — your time for yourself quickly becomes zero. Want to get burned out quickly? Quit exercising. Eat on the run. Have disrupted sleep. Don’t set professional boundaries. Miss enough first steps, parent’s medical appointments, anniversaries and you will be well on your way.
2. Take the decisions of others in medicine personally. Colleagues may act selfishly, and you cannot change that. Trick yourself into trying to change others and you will soon be fried.
3. Hold firmly to the belief that you have control over your schedule and that the decisions made about your schedule are logical to someone, somewhere.
4. Attempt to stay on top of paperwork/EMR. Let it eat at you if you are behind. Bring it home with you most nights.
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