My Regrets about Quitting Medicine

Ali Abdaal · Beginner ·📄 Research Papers Explained ·3y ago
After 8 years as a medical student and junior doctor, this time last year I decided to completely quit medicine. It was a tough decision for me, so in this video I reflect on that decision one year later, and how I'm feeling about it all now. Enjoy x The Pathless Path by Paul Millerd: https://geni.us/pathlesspath 🍿WATCH NEXT: Why I Left Medicine (the first video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZOVLrLXKCE How I Created a $3m Business Part Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcvcKIHGtGs How to Make Better Choices in Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XILu7hxDr2w&t=853s A Day in the Life of a Doctor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH_Jriu7XkU 00:00 Intro 01:04 The backstory 07:14 The good parts - Money 14:31 The good parts - Fun 18:05 The good parts - Autonomy 20:32 The bad parts - Career anxiety 22:58 The bad parts - Insecurity 26:53 The bad parts - Usefulness 30:16 Recommendations 38:19 Being a creator as a career path 💌 Sign up to my free weekly email newsletter - https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribe-sundaysnippets 🎙 Check out my weekly podcast, Deep Dive where I interview entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people - https://www.youtube.com/c/DeepDivewithAliAbdaal/ MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 🚀 Productivity Masterclass - Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/productivity 🎓 How to Study for Exams - An Evidence-Based Masterclass - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/studying 🎬 YouTube for Beginners - Everything You Need To Know To Start - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/YouTube-for-Beginners MY CREATOR COURSES 🎬 Check out my free 7 day email course on how to become a part-time YouTuber: https://aliabdaal.com/part-time-youtuber-crash-course/ 🏆 Creatorpreneur - My flagship course for scaling up your creative side-hustle → https://creatorpreneur.academy/course 🗣 Camera Confidence - My self-paced course on how to improve your creativity, career, or communication skills → https://cameraconfidence.alia
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Intro
1:04 The backstory
7:14 The good parts - Money
14:31 The good parts - Fun
18:05 The good parts - Autonomy
20:32 The bad parts - Career anxiety
22:58 The bad parts - Insecurity
26:53 The bad parts - Usefulness
30:16 Recommendations
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