thoughtful – NOT YOUR DOC

AN UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCE OF BEING DEEPLY THOUGHTFUL, LOOKING AT ALL THE ANGLES OF A PROBLEM AND ITS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, IS THAT WE CAN BECOME VERY PESSIMISTIC, NIHILISTIC, HOPELESS, AND DESPONDENT.

Charles Tadros, M.D. October 9, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri

WARNING SOMEBODY, IN ADVANCE OF A POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECT OR POOR OUTCOME, SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE FORESIGHT, ARE CAREFUL, HAVE WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE, AND ARE THOUGHTFUL. TRYING TO EXPLAIN, AFTER THE FACT, WHY SOMETHING TURNED OUT POORLY SEEMS MORE LIKE YOUR MAKING EXCUSES AND DEFENDING YOURSELF.

Charles Tadros, M.D. July 13, 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