I keep trying to find ways to chill out in the shortest amount of time possible. My days tend to be filled with emotionally and physically exhausting hours making it necessary for me to recharge.
I've been playing a lot of Diablo 3.
There's something very satisfying about clearing a level of all its demons. Maybe it feeds my OCD tendencies to scour every inch of the terrain for loot, gold, and monsters to kill.
I'm able to complete quests in less than a day. In real life, my quests for answers to patients' ailments can take weeks and longer. And, even then, instead of a huge pile of gold and super swag to dress my hero, I just have a patient with a shiny new cancer.
Knowing the demon I'm now fighting with my patient helps both me and my patient (the devil you know?). Instead of minions, I fight paper work. Instead of shamen, my patient fights nausea. Rather than gold and swag, we get kudos and some days of feeling well.
Looking at my work pile as a quest helps. Seeing my nurses, secretaries, PT, OT, and the rest of the team as my guild, each with their own skills to reach our goals also helps.
But still not as satisfying as sitting and killing hundreds if demons in one sitting.
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