“WE SHOULD MEASURE THE PROSPERITY OF A NATION NOT BY THE NUMBER OF MILLIONAIRES, BUT BY THE ABSENCE OF POVERTY, THE PREVALENCE OF HEALTH, THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAN AND DO READ WORTHWHILE BOOKS.” (One does not have to believe or agree with every action or thoughtContinue reading “W. E. B. DU BOIS”
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TRADITIONALLY, THE VERBAL DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC POLICY BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS HAD TO BE PERFORMED USING BASIC LANGUAGE, WITH DEFINITIVE WORDING, USING SOUND BITES, EVEN IF THE POLICY WAS NUANCED, AND THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND THOUGHT PROCESSES WERE COMPLEX, FLUID, AND NONDEFINITIVE.
With the internet of rapidly available information, along with opinion blogs, others can rapidly check an official’s word, work, current and previous statements, as well as obtain contrarian information and viewpoints. Now, more than ever, public officials need to explain their thinking, their sourcing of information, the implications and consequences of the stated policy, andContinue reading “TRADITIONALLY, THE VERBAL DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC POLICY BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS HAD TO BE PERFORMED USING BASIC LANGUAGE, WITH DEFINITIVE WORDING, USING SOUND BITES, EVEN IF THE POLICY WAS NUANCED, AND THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND THOUGHT PROCESSES WERE COMPLEX, FLUID, AND NONDEFINITIVE.”
THE PURPOSE OF WELL DONE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING IS TO MAKE IT SEEM AS IF IT’S YOUR IDEA TO SEPARATE YOU FROM YOUR MONEY.
Charles Tadros, M.D. February 25, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
THE PRACTICAL PROBLEM OF PURSUING PURE MEDICAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WITHOUT MAKING AN ADDITIONAL GOAL TO PRODUCE NEAR-TERM RESULTS OF IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS OR TREATMENT OPTIONS…
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/22/us/thomas-insel-book.html?smid=url-share Ideally, we should be able to do both: basic scientific research to look at fundamental causes for wellness and disease, as well as produce tangible, applicable, diagnostics and treatments for diseases affecting individuals and society. An interesting aspect of making self-sustaining/profitable and scalable businesses is that their primary focus is to be able toContinue reading “THE PRACTICAL PROBLEM OF PURSUING PURE MEDICAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WITHOUT MAKING AN ADDITIONAL GOAL TO PRODUCE NEAR-TERM RESULTS OF IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS OR TREATMENT OPTIONS…”
IT’S ALL RELATIVE. WAKING UP AT 4, 5, OR 6 AM FOR WORK OR SCHOOL DURING THE WEEK, MAKES WAKING UP AT 8 AM ON THE WEEKEND FEEL LIKE A LUXURY.
Charles Tadros, M.D. February 19, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri
DO ADDICTIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH DISEASES DISTORT OUR PERCEPTIONS AND DECISION-MAKINGS SO MUCH THAT THEY CONSTITUTE A FORM OF TEMPORARY MENTAL DISABILITY? MIGHT THESE MENTAL HEALTH DISEASES LEAD TO QUESTIONS OF MENTAL COMPETENCY?
People with addictive behaviors (leading to ruination of personal finances, health, relationships), severe depression (with psychosis, lack of appetite, lack of personal hygiene, or suicidality), eating disorders (with attendant health risks), bipolar mania (with associated poor judgment related to hypersexuality or hyperspending, leading to relationship strife and financial ruin), schizophrenia (with associated paranoia or lossContinue reading “DO ADDICTIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH DISEASES DISTORT OUR PERCEPTIONS AND DECISION-MAKINGS SO MUCH THAT THEY CONSTITUTE A FORM OF TEMPORARY MENTAL DISABILITY? MIGHT THESE MENTAL HEALTH DISEASES LEAD TO QUESTIONS OF MENTAL COMPETENCY?”
THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH YEARS IN OUR LIVES IN ORDER TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW IN ORDER TO SURVIVE, LET ALONE BE SUCCESSFUL. THIS IS WHY WE LEVERAGE OUR LIMITED TIME AND KNOWLEDGE BY READING EXCELLENT BOOKS, WRITTEN BY AUTHORS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND TALENT. WE ALSO LISTEN TO AND SPEAK WITH THOSE WITH THESE SAME CHARACTERISTICS. WE EXPOSE OURSELVES, AND HOPEFULLY ABSORB, YEARS OF KNOWLEDGE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES TO A FEW HOURS. IF WE CHOOSE, WE DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE MISTAKES OR SUFFER UNNECESSARILY, WHEN WE AVAIL OURSELVES OF THE HARD-WON KNOWLEDGE OF OTHERS, WHOM WE TRUST.
One pivotal decision is knowing what to read and to whom to listen. Another significant decision is when to read, or listen to, contrarian information or contrarian views. Maybe we should be listening to contrarian information all the time? Reading and listening to contrarian views may change our minds, or may help us strengthen theContinue reading “THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH YEARS IN OUR LIVES IN ORDER TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW IN ORDER TO SURVIVE, LET ALONE BE SUCCESSFUL. THIS IS WHY WE LEVERAGE OUR LIMITED TIME AND KNOWLEDGE BY READING EXCELLENT BOOKS, WRITTEN BY AUTHORS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND TALENT. WE ALSO LISTEN TO AND SPEAK WITH THOSE WITH THESE SAME CHARACTERISTICS. WE EXPOSE OURSELVES, AND HOPEFULLY ABSORB, YEARS OF KNOWLEDGE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES TO A FEW HOURS. IF WE CHOOSE, WE DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE MISTAKES OR SUFFER UNNECESSARILY, WHEN WE AVAIL OURSELVES OF THE HARD-WON KNOWLEDGE OF OTHERS, WHOM WE TRUST.”
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON ANY TOPIC (at least not one that resolves anything). ADDITIONALLY, THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL REPRESENTING EVEN A SLIVER OF THE TOTALITY OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS’ WANTS, NEEDS, OR BELIEFS.
Unofficially, we allow our elected officials to use a concept called, “substituted judgment”. Essentially, because an elected official cannot know (or fully represent) the thoughts and needs of every single constituent, they substitute their own judgment in the place of their constituents’ judgments. We live in a representative democracy. One of the greatest experiments ofContinue reading “THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON ANY TOPIC (at least not one that resolves anything). ADDITIONALLY, THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL REPRESENTING EVEN A SLIVER OF THE TOTALITY OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS’ WANTS, NEEDS, OR BELIEFS.”
PEOPLE WHO TEND TO ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY. IT IS A SENSE OF THEIR LIMITED TIME TO EFFECT CHANGE. THESE MOVERS AND SHAKERS OFTEN HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF, AND A LOOMING SENSE OF, THEIR OWN MORTALITY AND EVENTUAL DEMISE.
Charles Tadros, M.D. January 8, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
Suicidality…
It is so difficult, but life-saving, to make ourselves available, open and non-judgmental of people so that they are able to speak openly of their painful truths. Erase all of our assumptions about people. Let them tell us about what none of us had suspected. We do not need to correct, reassure or advise (unlessContinue reading “Suicidality…”