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Notes from the practice

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“Take your watch off before you enter the room with your patients.”

There's a habit I picked up years ago that I still keep before every visit: I take off my watch. It sounds small. It isn't. The watch is a reminder that time is being measured, and once I'm aware of it, I start rationing what I give a patient instead of giving them what they actually need.

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