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Old 12-15-2017, 09:17 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by JustBob View Post
With aging boomers and their degenerating eyes, you could probably work 7 days a week if you want. No boating! You'll have to limit yourself. What about only being open 4 days a week, 10 hour days? Then you have 3 day weekends where it still makes sense to get out boating, and full time employment for your emps. It's what a lot of dentists/orthos do.
I try to work 4 day weeks as often as I can. 10 hour days are tough. I find that I can't stay as sharp as I like over that length of time. A huge part of my role is to engage and listen to my patients. If I am tired or hungry, it just isn't as enjoyable and I don't think I am giving my patients my best. Odd as other much more physical jobs that I used to have I would happily work 12+ hours but I found that when I started seeing patients, those long days weren't as enjoyable.

Lately, I need that 5th day to fill in the gaps, plus admin time. Down the road, with the addition of an associate, I would like to cut down to 3 days/week on average.
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