How about… “Perception, and the continued unquestioning acceptance of this perception, as well as acting on this unconfirmed and unchallenged perception, is everything.” Charles Tadros, M.D. April 23, 2023 Saint Louis, Missouri
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Kids
I grew up with my parents and my brothers around me all the time. There was love. At times that love revolved around right words and right actions, occasionally with a parent making harsh corrections. The older I get, and the more adolescents and adults that I see for their mental health concerns, the moreContinue reading “Kids”
JUXTAPOSING OTHERS’ MISTAKES WITH OUR QUESTIONS REGARDING THEIR ERRONEOUS THINKING (or with better, or correct answers) IS MORE POWERFUL FOR EFFECTING CHANGE IN THAT PERSON THAN DELIVERING BROWBEATINGS OR LENGTHY EXPLANATIONS.
Charles Tadros, M.D. December 16, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri
MAKE PROGRESS IN YOUR MISTAKE-MAKING. MAKE BETTER MISTAKES WITH EACH AND EVERY EFFORT.
Pay attention, take notes as you iterate so that you can remember and you can learn. Charles Tadros, M.D. December 7, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri
THE SMALLEST PROJECTS OR TASKS WILL TAKE AN EVER INCREASING AMOUNT OF TIME, BOTH MENTALLY AND IN REALITY, DUE TO OUR: PERFECTIONISM, ANXIETIES, FEAR OF MAKING MISTAKES, AND DUE TO OUR DISTRACTIBLITIES.
Charles Tadros, M.D. November 20, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri
ALL OF US, REPEATEDLY, BELIEVE THAT OUR OWN HISTORY OF MISTAKES, AND THE LESSONS AVAILABLE TO US FROM OTHERS’ MISTAKES, DO NOT APPLY NOW TO US, SINCE, “THIS TIME IT’S DIFFERENT.”
Charles Tadros, M.D. September 20, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri
EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY, PEOPLE ARE SCRAMBLING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT FOR THEMSELVES. GIVE THEM ROOM TO STUMBLE, EVEN IF THEY END UP LANDING ON YOU. HELP CUSHION THEIR FALL. THE UNSTATED AGREEMENT IS THAT THEY WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU OR THEY WILL PAY IT FORWARD TO OTHERS.
Charles Tadros, M.D. June 23, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri
WISDOM IS, IN PART, KNOWING WHAT TO DO, WHEN TO DO IT, WHEN NOT TO DO IT, AND HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY, THE FIRST TIME. EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT IS WHEN WISDOM IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND CORRECT OUR OWN MISTAKES, SOONER AND FASTER.
Charles Tadros, M.D. May 28, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri