The Hidden Cost of Spillover

Failed to add items

Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping basket is already at capacity.

Add to cart failed.

Please try again later

Add to wishlist failed.

Please try again later

Remove from wishlist failed.

Please try again later

Follow podcast failed

Unfollow podcast failed

The Hidden Cost of Spillover

Listen for free

View show details

LIMITED TIME OFFER | Get 2 Months for ₹5/month

About this listen

Most physicians know what spillover feels like — notes after dinner, inbox on weekends, the clinical day that never quite ends. But the real cost of spillover isn't just time. It's the attention tax: the quiet fragmentation of presence that accumulates across evenings, family dinners, and the moments that were supposed to be something other than work. In this episode, Dr. Ryan Stegink explores why spillover is so persistently normalized in medicine, what it's actually costing physicians beyond hours worked, and why the solution isn't efficiency — it's structure. Key concepts covered: ∙ Spillover defined: clinical work leaking beyond the boundaries of the workday ∙ The cognitive cost of open loops and unfinished tasks ∙ Emotional spillover from difficult encounters ∙ The attention tax: how spillover reduces presence even when you're not actively working ∙ Why spillover is a structural problem that effort alone cannot solve ∙ Containment as the structural alternative to spillover Resources mentioned: ∙ Free Charting Tips PDF: mededwell.com/chartingtips ∙ Work with Dr. Stegink one-on-one: mededwell.com/change Next episode: Containment: The Missing Skill in Modern Medicine

No reviews yet