1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Most physicians know what spillover feels like — notes after dinner, inbox on weekends, the clinical day that never quite ends. But the real cost of spillover isn’t just time. It’s the attention tax: the quiet fragmentation of presence that accumulates across evenings, family dinners, and the moments that were supposed to be something other than work. &amp;nbsp; In this episode, Dr. Ryan Stegink explores why spillover is so persistently normalized in medicine, what it’s actually costing physicians beyond hours worked, and why the solution isn’t efficiency — it’s structure. &amp;nbsp; Key concepts covered: ∙ Spillover defined: clinical work leaking beyond the boundaries of the workday ∙ The cognitive cost of open loops and unfinished tasks ∙ Emotional spillover from difficult encounters ∙ The attention tax: how spillover reduces presence even when you’re not actively working ∙ Why spillover is a structural problem that effort alone cannot solve ∙ Containment as the structural alternative to spillover &amp;nbsp; Resources mentioned: ∙ Free Charting Tips PDF: mededwell.com/chartingtips ∙ Work with Dr. Stegink one-on-one: mededwell.com/change &amp;nbsp; Next episode: Containment: The Missing Skill in Modern Medicine Wellbeing in Medicine Podcast https://www.mededwell.com/podcasts/the-mededwell-podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40568760/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/40568760