Dr. Louis Spear (PART 7) @louis_spear - Dose of Dental Podcast #258 x Dr. Gallagher's Podcast

Top 5 Topics:

- “Am I Dabbling?” Why Your Main Thing Might Be Better To Stay The Main Thing

- “Are They 20% Happier Though?” Moving The Goalposts On Money, Work & Happiness

- Shiny Object Syndrome: Scaling Dental Practices, Private Jets & Full Arch

- Retirement Plans vs Real Estate vs Bitcoin: Two Oral Surgeons Talk Investments

- IV Sedation In A Dental Office: Airway, Rooms & Team Setup

Top Quotes & Wisdom:

[05:00] "I'm just consciously thinking of how to allocate my time. And I don't think time is the right word. I think it's attention."

[05:25] "I have friends whose goalposts will go up 20%. I don't think they're 20% happier by any means."

[16:45] "Until your main thing is so dialed in, anything else but your main thing is truly a disservice to your best potential."

[19:55] "If you dabble in 5 different things, none of those will be insanely awesome. What's usually important is to get one thing insanely awesome and then copy and model it to the other ones."

[55:45] "Will my numbers go down? You betcha. Will it change my life or my son's memory of his dad at this age? Yeah, he probably will have a better memory."

[1:09:16] "I think that's a great idea. But it doesn't mean every great idea is worth doing."

Top Questions:

[04:06] "Where are we moving the goalpost to? Is someone moving your goalpost right now?"

[10:08] "How many rooms do you think you need to have a legitimate oral surgery day, including IV sedation?"

[24:40] "What do you think's a ‘shiny’ object?"

[56:00] "Do you live to work or work to live?"

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #258

My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono

10.2026

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