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Burned Out
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From start to finish, I was completely engrossed in the story of a doctor navigating the high-stress world of healthcare. Mafako provides a detailed and honest account of the ups and downs that come with this challenging profession, and I was constantly left wondering how the story would unfold. Even as someone who is not in the healthcare industry, I found myself deeply invested in the characters and their struggles.
One of the most powerful takeaways from this book is the reminder that burnout is a very real issue, no matter what career you're in. Through the story's exploration of the toll that long hours, high pressure, and constant demands can take on a person, I gained a newfound appreciation for the dedication and sacrifices made by healthcare providers.
Overall, I think Burned Out is a must-read for anyone interested in the healthcare industry or simply looking for a compelling and thought-provoking story. Mafako’s writing style is engaging and immersive, and the characters feel like real people with real struggles. Don't miss out on this one!
One of the most powerful takeaways from this book is the reminder that burnout is a very real issue, no matter what career you're in. Through the story's exploration of the toll that long hours, high pressure, and constant demands can take on a person, I gained a newfound appreciation for the dedication and sacrifices made by healthcare providers.
Overall, I think Burned Out is a must-read for anyone interested in the healthcare industry or simply looking for a compelling and thought-provoking story. Mafako’s writing style is engaging and immersive, and the characters feel like real people with real struggles. Don't miss out on this one!
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Quotes Cywizard Liked
“They remained imprisoned in the CICU, kept alive in physicality by mechanical devices and medicinal support, inexorably suffering. I revered their resiliency, though I struggled to understand whether they were truly resilient or if this was a descriptive term I used to assure myself that what we were doing was just. Could they merely represent physical beings at this point, molecular derivatives of carbon and water, void of souls that had moved on months prior once the universe had delivered their inevitable fate, simply kept alive by us physicians, who ourselves clutched desperately to the most favored of our prehistoric binary measures of success: life?”
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― Burned Out
“When I arrived, I did the job of six people and worked over one hundred hours per week for more than a year until I collapsed in my yard and nearly died!”
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― Burned Out
“The reality is that the lives of the smallest patients are in our hands, and their clinical condition can change in an instant. No matter how many times you are involved in situations such as this, the physical stress and anxiety as well as the emotional and psychological effects of being immersed in that environment are dramatic and lasting on the human body, mind, and central nervous system. These effects are severe, and I firmly believe that they are cumulative over your lifetime.”
― Burned Out
― Burned Out
“One of the greatest realizations that I clumsily stumbled upon during this process, was that these people didn’t need someone like me to tell them what to do; they needed someone like me to show them what can be done, together.”
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― Burned Out
“I was able to shake off the near-death experience, and whether it was true or not, I was able to use it as some sort of moral validation as to the importance of my existence, or at least the importance of me completing this job, because clearly God, the universe or whoever understood that there was no other human being alive on this earth stupid enough to take this job.”
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― Burned Out
“It was awful and so surreal to see it unfold before my eyes. I will never forget that sight. The only thing I could think of is that one day you are king of your domain, and the next day you are being escorted to your car by security.”
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― Burned Out
“I reached and grabbed ahold of the garden rake that was leaned up against the tree, when suddenly I felt my heart begin to race and I began to feel dizzy as my visual field became black. That is the last thing I recall before awakening to find myself lying on the ground in the front yard, with the handle of the rake resting on my chest.”
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― Burned Out
Reading Progress
Finished Reading
April 24, 2023
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