I imagine being a surgeon to be a very tedious job 99% of the time. Like being a mechanic. You know what's there & what you need to do.
I'm not saying its not important and satisfying to look back on. Just not very interesting at the time.
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Imagine being a heart surgeon. You've got your list of coronary bypass patients every day, every week, every year.
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At the end of the year, you could calculate how much good you've done & the lives you've saved & grief you've spared so many
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Mads has a point here.
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I dunno. Even if it looks like drudgery, work can bring immense satisfaction if you know there's a big reward at the end.
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I'm sure it does. Ppl can't only do it for status or money. Its just a satisfaction I can't see. A lack in me.
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Saving a human life must be one of the most rewarding experiences it is possible to have.
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When you do 4 a day, five days a week? Same op. I suppose it must or they wouldn't do it.
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Perhaps you do get jaded after a while. "Today I have to feed the cat, save another 3 lives, pick up groceries at Lidl. Video Eastenders."
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I'm really thinking abt the work itself. The repetitiveness. Ppl can't be buoyed up by knowledge of good done every minute.
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Nothing can bring ecstasy for too long. We're not built that way it seems. We can't just be continuously happy. Most of us, at least.
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But my guess is that many surgeons really do feel a thrill each and every life they save, or nose they glue back.
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