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I am a medical laboratory scientist.
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Yep, that's me. You're probably
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wondering how I ended up in this
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If you are a student in med school, this
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video is for you. In this video, I will
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be sharing seven things you must know as
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a student in med school. H So, as a
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student, I was into a lot of things. I
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was into school politics, academics,
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religious parts, and even social life. I
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mean, everybody has a social life. And
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at some point, I started getting dreamed
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and I had to sit down and get back to
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the drawing board. Which brings me to
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our first point. Time management is
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essential. It's important. Learn how to
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manage your time because there always
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going to be things that would tug for
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your attention as a student. You have
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your social life. You have every other
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thing that would come up. And you need
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to be able to prioritize what is
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important and what is not because if you
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decide to do everything, you would
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eventually realize that you're not even
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getting anything done at all. Also, very
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importantly, take breaks. This is very
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important. So, while it's important to
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study, to to be on on top of your game
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and to achieve everything you set out to
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achieve, also remember that you're a
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human being. You're not a machine. And
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you need to rest. You need to take time
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to sit down and take breaks and relax
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because at the end you have only you. So
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the number two thing you need to know is
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practice critical thinking. Think
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outside the box. Widen your horizon.
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Think far, think wide. Think big. Do not
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stay at a particular point. Do not think
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in just one direction. Be a wide
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thinker. Also ask questions. There's
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this proverb that says that a person who
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asks questions never gets missing. Ask
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questions where you're confused. Do not
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be shy. Do not be scared. It's okay to
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not know. And also very importantly,
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seek mentorship. There are people that
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have gone ahead of you. And it's
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important to learn from them so you do
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not make the same mistakes that they
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made in their own time. So seek
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mentorship from people that have gone
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ahead of you, people that have done
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things that you want to do. So the third
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thing is to learn from failure. Remember
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failure is not fatile. It is only an
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opportunity to learn and to grow and to
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be better. So do not see failure as
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final. See failure as a stepping stone
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to doing it better. Thomas Edison said,
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"I only learned 1,000 ways that would
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not work, not 1,000 ways I failed." So
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see failure as a stepping stone to
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better. And also develop a growth
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mindset. Believe that your intelligence
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can be developed through hard work,
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consistency, and dedication. Remember,
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life is just a learning process. So,
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keep learning, keep growing, keep
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advancing and getting stronger. The
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fourth thing is to learn to develop good
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communication skills. Learn how to
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communicate with people. Learn to
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communicate with your peers, your
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colleagues, your superiors, your
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lecturers, everyone in general because
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we are all social beings. You need
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people to survive. And if you do not
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know how to communicate effectively with
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people, you would always struggle. Also,
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learn how to collaborate. That is to
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work with people. Learn how to team up
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with people and work with them to
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achieve a greater good. So the fifth
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point is to learn to manage stress. You
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have only one life. Live it well. Learn
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to relax. Learn to breathe. Learn to
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I mean we all are going to be stressed
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at different parts and points in our
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lives but it's very important that you
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learn how to unwind you learn how to
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relax and you learn how to allow life
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breathe through you literally like
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breathe relax calm down calm down I
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understand it's stressful but learn how
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to calm down eat very well
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stay healthy stay fit for you to be on
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top of your game. You have to stay
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healthy. You have to stay fit. The sixth
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point is to learn to diversify.
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Learn a skill. Start a small business.
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Get involved in politics. Do something
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outside just academics. I understand
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that you want to make your A's. But also
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learn that there is life outside school.
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There are other things to be done. There
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are other things to be learned. Take up
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up a skill that interests you. Do
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something fun to you. Start a small
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business. It might not even be for the
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money. Get involved in politics. I mean,
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who knows where it would lead you. And
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I want you to come closer.
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Enjoy the journey. Listen, you're not
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going to be a student forever. Life is
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going to keep moving you in different
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directions. And it's important to enjoy
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where you are currently as a student.
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I'm no longer a student. And sometimes I
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miss being a student because I mean it
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was chill. So enjoy your journey. Enjoy
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this place you are at the moment.
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Celebrate your small wins. Those wins
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that look very negligible are wins
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either ways. Celebrate your wins.
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Celebrate yourself. Enjoy your life.
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Celebrate your life. Have fun. Be happy.
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Let things go. Accept things. Just live
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Enjoy your journey and I'm endlessly
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rooting for you. If you have any
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questions, I'll be happy to answer.
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Please just drop it in the comments
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section and I'll see you next time. Bye.
