Ask Yourself Better Questions (Recharge Challenge Week 10)

You get asked questions all day long.

By patients. By staff. By your family. By the system.

But when was the last time you asked yourself a question that actually helped?

In this final week of our 10-week Recharge Challenge, we’re talking about one of the most overlooked (and powerful) stress-reduction tools you already have: better questions.

Not the stuck, spiraling ones:

• Why is this happening to me?
• What now?!
• How am I supposed to manage all of this?

Those aren’t really questions. They’re expressions of overwhelm.

This episode is about learning how to ask questions that create movement instead of paralysis, clarity instead of self-blame, and agency instead of burnout.

As physicians, curiosity is our superpower. We use it expertly with our patients—but we rarely turn it inward. This week is about changing that.

We reflect on:

• Why unanswerable questions keep us stuck
• How asking better questions helps you interrupt autopilot and conditioned overworking
• Why this is not about blaming yourself or ignoring systemic problems
• How small, daily check-ins can fundamentally change how you experience your life and work

This isn’t about fixing healthcare overnight.
It’s about giving yourself back some power today.

🔑 The Core Practice This Week
Start asking questions that:

• You can actually answer
• Help you understand your thoughts and feelings
• Reveal unmet needs and misalignment
• Open the door to self-compassion and change

You don’t need to ask all of them.
You just need to start asking some—consistently.

📝 Reflection Questions from the Episode
(Bookmark these. Screenshot them. Come back to them often.)

• What am I feeling right now?
• What thoughts are creating this feeling?
• What do I need right now?
• What are my top three values in this season of life?
• Am I living in alignment with those values?
• What is getting in the way?
• What is true right now?
• If I had more time, what would I do—and is that actually true?
• Who do I want to be here?
• Where am I not being honest with myself?
• Where am I not being honest with someone important in my life?
• What is meaningful to me?
• What brings me joy?
• What is one thing I will do for myself today?
• What was hard today?
• What was good today?
• What am I proud of today?
• What will I celebrate today?

If you want a simple daily practice, start with the last three.
That alone can change everything.

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