The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dictatorship of the Small Minority https://nassimtaleb.org/tag/minority-rule/ Unlike a democracy, where people vote, it does not take a majority or supermajority to legally make a change…changing the conversation or changing someone’s mind has much lower requirements. Charles Tadros, M.D. Saint Louis, Missouri June 2021
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DO NOT LET OTHERS ROB YOU OF YOUR ENERGY, YOUR TIME, OR YOUR SANITY BECAUSE YOU AWAIT THEIR SCHEDULE, THEIR SAY, THEIR JUDGEMENT, OR THEIR APPROVAL. TAKE THE HARDER ROAD OF PRESSING ON, DESPITE THE LACK OF SUPPORT. STOP WAITING, STOP BEING WISHY-WASHY, STOP STRADDLING THE FENCE. MAKE A DECISION, THEN MAKE A MOVE IN KEEPING WITH YOUR CHOICES. GET UNSTUCK, AND ACCEPT YOUR CONSEQUENCES.
Charles Tadros, M.D. November 1, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri
BE OPEN-MINDED, BUT NOT SO OPEN-MINDED THAT YOUR BRAIN FALLS OUT.
Paraphrase of Professor Walter Kotschnig speech to students at Holyoke College, January 1940 Link: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/04/13/open-mind/ Charles Tadros, M.D. July 10, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU FELT THAT YOU WERE A MINORITY IN A SETTING OR SITUATION? WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE? HOW LONG DID YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO FEEL THIS WAY? DID YOU FEEL THE URGE TO FIND A WAY OUT OF THE SITUATION?
This does not have to be related to color, gender, sexual orientation. It could be due to a minority opinion, belief, faith, vocalization, personality, food or drink choice, or appearance. Charles Tadros, M.D. July 9, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri
A TRUE TEST OF PARENTHOOD IS IN SITTING AND LISTENING QUIETLY, WITHOUT COMMENT OR JUDGEMENT, AS YOUR CHILD DESCRIBES HER SUFFERING OR AS YOUR SON DOES SOMETHING THAT YOU TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH, BUT NEITHER OF THEM HAVE ASKED FOR YOUR HELP OR FOR YOUR ADVICE.
Charles Tadros, M.D. May 5, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri