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#68 Dr Yusef Smith - Leaving NHS & Productivity Tips From a Doctor

Oct 30, 2022
01:00:20

Today is my guest is Dr Yusef Smith. Yusef is a former NHS Doctor and co-founder / coach at Propane Fitness. Yusef is the business partner of episode 15 guest Jonny Watson.

In this episode, expect to learn:

  • Why Yusef left a desirable Investment Banking career to pursue meaning in Medicine
  • The day in the life of a junior Doctor, the highlights and the lowlights.
  • Yusef’s critical reflections on working in the NHS during COVID, thoughts on COVID conspiracies and his reflections upon leaving
  • Why Yusef's  NHS Twitter thread got picked up by major news outlets
  • A Doctor’s greatest productivity and life hacks to optimise your capacity for learning and to improve the rate you get things done
  • The importance of having a side-hustle alongside your day-job/studies, how to strike a healthy balance and when to quit.
  • Why speed-dating is the best test to understand how lucrative your career is

And why you should take a book to the toilet..

If you like the sound of what Yusef & Jonny have to offer and some of the videos/resources mentioned: https://propanefitness.com/casestudy?el=developmentbydavid

**If you love this podcast:  Fuel it by buying me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dbyd**

Connect with Yusef: Youtube -

https://www.youtube.com/user/PropaneF...

Twitter -

https://twitter.com/PropaneFitness

Insta -

https://www.instagram.com/propanefitn...

**ME:Reach out to me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/The Development by David Podcast on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DV9tUfz5nGCmH0bfZUFrM Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-development-by-david-podcast/id1542740010**

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