With the introduction of administrative duties to my clinical repertoire, I have come to realize the following:

• I really like seeing patients. (I’m not seeing as many of them now as I once did. I miss the clinical work.)
• I really like teaching.
• I am more skilled at teaching when with a single individual or with a group of less than three people than with a larger crowd. (It is difficult to make education as interactive as the size of the class grows.)
• When working in a large system, one cannot escape politics. I’m not a fan of politics.
• I feel more sympathy for the middle managers of the world. It kinda sucks.
• I don’t avoid conflict as much as I thought I did.
• A lot more people throughout the hierarchy now know about my fondness for cookies. It’s a bit embarrassing at times.

Reminder to self: My (self-perceived) productivity is directly proportional to how busy my schedule is.