Hectic work day game analogy

For many years, when things would get hectic during work days, I would always think back to the 1979 Atari video game called Asteroids.

One had to use buttons to try and shoot/destroy the asteroids that were coming from all angles toward the directional triangle, which represented you and your gun.

Daniel Waters, DO, a retired cardiothoracic surgeon, has his own analogy (from a game introduced in 1975):

“By the end of my career, one of the best descriptions I could come up with was that I was playing an endless game of Whack-A-Mole...”

Over the years, I got adept at handling challenges since there was virtually nothing, in the course of most days, that I hadn’t previously dealt with over my career.

Experience allowed me to successfully navigate through chaotic days.

The current medical director is surely dealing with daily challenges from patients, their families and caregivers, staff, medical center leadership, and administrators.

She hadn’t been born yet in the 70s, so Asteroids or Whack-A-Mole may not be something that comes to mind.

When we cross paths, I’ll  inquire if she’s come up with a more current hectic work day game analogy 😏.