TY - JOUR T1 - The joy of doing it JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322237 SP - edpract-2021-322237 AU - Caroline Furnell Y1 - 2021/06/22 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/22/archdischild-2021-322237.abstract N2 - This column has already highlighted the pitfalls of striving for perfection. The medic is often encouraged to achieve beyond other mortals. Long hours, physical and mental pressure are a routine part of the job. Although striving for better is an admiral quality in medicine, I would encourage you to disregard such high standards outside of work.Doing something different from your day-to-day job can bring many benefits.1 Hobbies and time outside are … ER -