1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In Episode 84, we named the problem: spillover. Today we turn to the structural solution — and why most physicians were never taught it. &amp;nbsp; Containment is the skill of designing the workday so clinical work stays largely within the workday. It’s not about efficiency. It’s not about typing faster or using better templates. It’s about closing cognitive loops earlier in the workflow — before they accumulate into the evening. &amp;nbsp; Dr. Ryan Stegink explains why containment is absent from medical training, how it differs from efficiency, and what it protects: attention, identity, recovery, and the sustainable practice of medicine. &amp;nbsp; Key concepts covered: ∙ Containment defined: designing the system to close loops whenever possible ∙ Why medical training teaches clinical competence but not containment ∙ Efficiency vs. containment: moving tasks faster vs. finishing them sooner ∙ Unfinished thinking as the primary drain on physician attention ∙ How containment creates margin for the unexpected ∙ Containment as protection for physician identity beyond clinical roles ∙ What containment looks like in practice &amp;nbsp; Resources mentioned: ∙ Free Charting Tips PDF: mededwell.com/chartingtips ∙ Work with Dr. Stegink one-on-one: mededwell.com/change &amp;nbsp; Previous episode: The Hidden Cost of Spillover (EP84) &amp;nbsp; Next episode: The Attention Problem in Medicine (EP86) 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/40568770/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/40568770