Of being twenty something

I guess it's easy to put effort into things which give you tangible results. So you can pour your efforts into work and career- get praised during ward rounds for a presentation you make, get to meet people, get good grades.

And it's easy to ignore the other things which don't give you the yield you want. You don't get that gratification from being with family, or taking care of your health, or trying to form a love life. But the results, though they don't happen in front of you right now, are still alive and kicking. Loneliness, broken relationships, disease.

It is one of the many sad ironies that plague our miserable lives that we are potentially so imbalanced in that aspect, so potentially deficient.

The other only greater irony I know so far is that Family Medicine, despite being the pillar of the healthcare system, is just so damn unpopular with resident-wannabes. On Saturday I was at the talk held by the family physicians, and one guy opened the door. He was invited in, but he asked to "just take the brochure" and went off.