Time Poverty: Why Healthcare Workers Never Have Enough Hours

Healthcare workers are caught in a cycle of time poverty – never having enough hours to meet both work demands and personal needs.

In this episode, Dr. Jo shares her real-time experience working a busy rehabilitation locum and how protecting lunch breaks actually improved cognitive clarity and efficiency. Research shows that time scarcity creates a “tunneling” effect that makes us less productive, not more. Learn practical strategies using the Sleep, Support, Mindset, and Movement framework to reclaim your time sovereignty and break free from the martyrdom narrative that’s stealing your life outside of medicine.

Resources:

Journal of Medical Internet Research (2023) – Healthcare worker time pressure study Dr. Christine Sinsky’s research with the American Medical Association on administrative burden Dr. Sendhil Mullainathan’s behavioral economics research on scarcity mindset Join Dr. Jo’s weekly newsletter for evidence-based burnout recovery strategies Connect on social media for ongoing support and community Action Step: Identify one hour in your day that you can reclaim and use it for something that feeds your soul.

Reflection Question: If you had an extra hour every day, what would you do with it? (Think about you, not work!)

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