Posts from Amanda Xi
292 posts found
Why are physicians leaving clinical practice?
Aug 27, 2026
Why academic anesthesia practice is so exhausting
Aug 22, 2026
How to live a "rich" life?
Aug 12, 2026
The war in my head
Aug 8, 2026
What can I say no to?
Aug 1, 2026
Here to find myself again
Jul 31, 2026
Curing my brain rot (brainmaxxing protocol ep1)
May 15, 2026
Anesthesia is an AI [artificial intelligence]-proof job [for now]
May 9, 2026
Maybe I need new shoes? Musings on turning my scarcity mindset into one of abundance
Feb 12, 2026
Rant: when I am feeling lonely and sad about being single
Jan 26, 2026
My love-hate relationship with Prozac
Jan 15, 2026
The internet was once a really nice place
Jan 10, 2026
“You won’t become a doctor” 4 ways to overcome haters & achieve your goals/dreams
Apr 17, 2025
Should you bother with anesthesia fellowships? Pros and cons of fellowship and why I dropped one
Apr 11, 2025
How I survived [anesthesia] internship/residency: the 4 main things that helped me
Dec 8, 2024
Being an anesthesiologist is physically and mentally exhausting
Nov 8, 2024
7 residency interview tips/advice for a successful 2025 Match
Oct 27, 2024
Dealing with negative feedback/criticism: 4 tips & sharing personal experience
Oct 23, 2024
4 downsides to being an academic physician (the dark side of academic medicine)
Sep 30, 2024
6 pieces of advice for pursuing a career in medicine
Sep 26, 2024
Advice for applying to anesthesiology for Match 2025
Sep 16, 2024
New YouTube video: my 4AM morning routine
Mar 29, 2024
New YouTube video: 3 reasons I stayed in academia
Mar 26, 2024
How to study for the CCEeXAM – resources and other advice
Mar 23, 2024
You were insufferable
Jan 10, 2024
Every moment of the day need *not* be productive
Jan 8, 2024
Setting 2024 intentions: listening, curiosity, being healthy-ish, creativity, and anxiety spirals
Jan 1, 2024
Reflections from 2023: my greatest achievement, travel, work boundaries and modern dating
Dec 26, 2023
I failed my test/exam/boards… now what? [practical advice for next steps]
Oct 2, 2023
8 days in the ICU
Sep 18, 2023
Advice for applying to anesthesiology for Match 2024 [and beyond]
Jul 31, 2023
How I learned to say “no”
Jun 27, 2023
That time I almost quit my job
Jun 26, 2023
How I studied for the ABA [anesthesia] critical care medicine board exam/certification
Aug 17, 2022
Are anesthesiologists DOCTORS/MDs/PHYSICIANS? …and other frequently Googled questions
Jul 6, 2022
ERAS preference signaling, supplemental application, strategies for Match 2023
Jun 1, 2022
realities of being a woman/female physician/doctor
May 18, 2022
5 reasons NOT to become a doctor/physician
May 11, 2022
BURNOUT – PART 2: focusing on scaling back (saying “NO”) and controlling what I can
Apr 13, 2022
4th year residency match: Prep for internship, studying, getting ready as a medical student
Mar 22, 2022
5 rejections and failures on journey to becoming a doctor… and what I learned from them
Mar 2, 2022
Should you become a PA [physician assistant/associate] or MD/DO [physician, medical doctor]? Advantages/disadvantages of each!
Feb 1, 2022
REGRETS: early college [high school dropout], long distance relationship, throwing away my 20s?
Jan 25, 2022
types of ICU doctors: anesthesia, surgery, internal medicine, emergency medicine, neurology
Jan 11, 2022
my 2022 new years resolutions in 4 domains: personal, finances/money, relationships/love, career
Jan 4, 2022
Why I do not talk about the pandemic on this channel as an ICU doctor
Dec 28, 2021
How much money do I make on YouTube?! (1.2k subs)
Dec 14, 2021
VLOG: impulse buy [Sony ZV-1 unboxing and testing]
Dec 7, 2021
Is the future of anesthesiology (for MD/DO physicians) DEAD?!
Nov 2, 2021
7 reasons I love being a critical care anesthesiologist
Oct 19, 2021