Posts from Amanda Xi
296 posts found
The awkward feeling of being a physician and patient
Oct 11, 2026
Why I am freezing eggs instead of embryos as a single woman physician
Sep 25, 2026
I’m being overly sensitive
Sep 15, 2026
Intuition: I’ve lost it but I’m taking action to find it again
Sep 9, 2026
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