MY PRODUCTIVITY APPS 📝 Momentum: Energising Habits (iOS) - Download Here → https://go.sparkle.so/momentum/ytd 👻 Voicepal: AI Writing App (iOS/Android) - Download for Free → https://go.aliabdaal.com/voicepal/ytd MY BOOK 📕 My New York Times bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity (2,000+ 5-star reviews) https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/a... MY COURSES 🚀 Build a $100k/year lifestyle business without quitting your day job → https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifestylebusinessytd 🧠 My Productivity System: LifeOS → https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifeos/ytd 🤑 Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel → https://go.aliabdaal.com/PTYA/yt CONNECT WITH ME 💌 Join LifeNotes, my weekly email where I share what I’m reading & learning: https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/yt 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 👨💻 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 🌍 My website / blog: https://www.aliabdaal.com/ ------------ So I've been agonising about this for a few months now, and I think I'm at a point where I can comfortably say that I'm leaving medicine for good. In this video we're going to have a bit of a chat about the thought process behind this decision, and I'll share my thoughts around the main fears that I had after investing 8 years of time and money into it. Maybe I'll change my mind and come back one day...who knows?! 🔗 LINKS Giving What We Can: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ My friend Lucia's charity - Lead Elimination - http://leadelimination.org Give Well Against Malaria Foundation: https://www.givewell.org/charities/amf How many lives does a doctor save?: https://80000hours.org/2012/08/how-many-lives-does-a-doctor-save/ Steven Bartlett on Quitting: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC/status/1220441830350905344?s=20 Playlist where you can see my thinking process on this journey to eventually quitting medicine: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7BImOT2srcG5kHA5cD6KIxRSUIi7KJBI ⌚️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO 01:46 WHY WE WORK - MONEY 03:25 WHY WE WORK - FUN 05:46 WHY WE WORK - HELPING PEOPLE 09:58 WHY WE WORK - PURPOSE/MEANING 12:55 WHY WE WORK - SOCIAL STATUS 14:25 MY STRUGGLES - RISK AVERSION 16:42 MY STRUGGLES - FEAR 18:12 GOING PART-TIME AND WHY IT DIDN’T WORK 21:22 HELPING PEOPLE (THE LONG VERSION) 32:27 ANSWERING TWITTER PS: I donate 10% of my income to charity every year. Would you like to join me? Learn more about the 10% Pledge: https://aliabdaal.com/giving-what-we-can/