Why Every Physician Should Chase ‘Virtual Retirement’ Story

Aggressive Hours Reduction: Why Every Physician Should Chase ‘Virtual Retirement’

Let me ask you something. Do you love every day of your practice as much as the day you started? Do you ever tell yourself you should start focusing on being a better physician by maybe taking time to read the latest research.

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Well, today I argue that physicians should pursue aggressive hour reduction to achieve a ‘virtual retirement’ and that physicians are amazingly well-equipped to take on this lifestyle.

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Working part-time is an amazing way for everyone to improve their quality of life. (And as a bonus, it’s also a known solution to the upcoming epidemic of doctor burnout. Go you!)

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Why Every Physician Should Chase ‘Virtual Retirement’

My personal experience with part-time retirement work

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Plus, working at your original job in a minimal capacity opened up some secret retirement work benefits, such as being happy at work due to having so many days off.

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What very few hours can look like

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If I portrayed my job right, you’re probably rolling your eyes right now, thinking that there’s no way you could ever reduce your work hours to something so glorious. But you can!

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During my adventure, I realized some professions are much more reasonable to use for a ‘virtual’ retirement than mine. Physicians are #1.

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‘Virtual retirement’ a special skill you all have and you should seriously consider taking advantage of aggressive hour reduction as under-utilized physician perk.

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