I just finished watching a viral YouTube video about a MIT graduate who worked as a neurosurgeon for 9 years before deciding to quit his job. The video has gained almost 7 million views in just a few days.
I found it surprising that I was able to sit through the entire 48-minute clip as it just features a man wearing a cap and hood talking in front of the camera, surrounded by swarms of mosquitoes with a beautiful mountainous terrain on his background.
In the video, he took some time to reflect on his decision to leave his meaningful and lucrative career as a neurosurgeon, a field he had been a part of for nearly two decades, including his years in medical school and residency. Despite being taught that a doctor’s mission is to alleviate suffering, he experienced numerous moral dilemmas during his time as a neurosurgeon which makes him unhappy all these while....