Jimmy Turner: Focusing on the Journey and not the Destination
Jimmy Turner, Associate Professor and Division Chief Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, shared a post on X:
“Once I…
…finish med school
…complete residency
…become an attending
…get that first paycheck after training
…become partner
THAT is when I’ll happy
But then you aren’t.
It’s called an Arrival Fallacy, and it impacts most physicians.
It’s the idea that ‘once I get there or once I arrive THAT is when I’ll be happy.’
But as Gertrude Stein said, ‘There is no ‘there, there.’
So what’s the secret???
It turns out you have to learn how to practice focusing on the journey and not the destination.
Design a life you enjoy in the day to day. Not just through the ‘Once I‘ syndrome most of us suffer with.
Life does get better after training. But then you adapt. And for many the happiness is not what you expected. The light at the end of the tunnel wasn’t as bright as you thought it would be.
Enjoy the process. Not just the product.
If you aren’t, it may be time to ask tough questions. You have one life to live. Don’t waste it.”
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