Tag: Money
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“It’s busy, but really fun”
Hey friends, We had a housewarming party last night – lots of our friends came over and we had lots of chats and snacks, and played around 3 hours of Avalon.…
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The Trichotomy of Control
Hey friends, Let’s talk about control. In a recent video (Life Advice – 50k subscribers Q&A), I alluded to the Stoic idea of how there are only two things we can…
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Don’t believe the hype
Hey friends, Black Wednesday is nearly here. It’s the first Wednesday of August when doctors throughout the UK start their new jobs. Supposedly, this influx of inexperienced doctors leads to a 6%…
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What to do over summer
Hey friends, I’ve been getting messages from people asking variants of “what should I do in the summer holidays of high school” or “What should I do in the summer…
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Dealing with bad grades
Hey friends, Apologies for the post-midnight email this week – I got caught up building furniture and lost track of the time. Anyway, I’ve had a few messages from students…
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How to get stuff done
I was chatting with a friend a little while back. He’s a final year medic at Cambridge, goes to the gym like every day, is pretty ripped, plays rugby for…
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The Parable of the Pottery Class
Hey friends, There was once a pottery teacher called Brian. One month, he decided to split his class into two groups. Group A had to make a pot every day…
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Climbing a proverbial mountain
Hey friends, It’s been an interesting week. I’ve officially graduated and left medical school (check out the pics on Instagram), we’ve had family over from Pakistan for the celebrations, and yesterday…
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Diminishing Returns
Hey friends, We graduated from medical school today (or rather, yesterday because I’m writing this at 2am on Monday morning, so apologies for not sending the email on Sunday). It’s…
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Staying in touch
Hey friends, This is our very last week of medical school. It’s been 6 years, we’ve finished all our placements, we had our Graduation Ball last night and now we’ve…
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A whole lot better
Hey friends, I was chatting with a medic friend over breakfast this morning. He told me a great story that I thought I’d share with you. A few days ago,…
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How to approach stuff we have to do
Hey friends, I was chatting with a friend a little while back. He’s a final year medic at Cambridge, goes to the gym like every day, is pretty ripped, plays…