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one of Nassim Taleb's better ideas is that you should pick the worst-looking doctor you can find -- weird-looking, fat, lower-class accent, whatever -- because
by currymj 6y ago
one of Nassim Taleb's better ideas is that you should pick the worst-looking doctor you can find -- weird-looking, fat, lower-class accent, whatever -- because if they're successfully practicing medicine, they must be very skilled to make up for the unfair judgments throughout med school interviews, residency, and fellowships.
- hoka-one-one 6y agoOr they're just on the verge of a stroke or severely under-slept while deciding where in your skull to drill. Yeah I think I'm cool with the somewhat healthy doc.
- aaron695 6y agoThat's the first idea from Tabeb I've ever heard that makes sense. I had to fact check and he did say it - https://medium.com/incerto/surgeons-should-notlook-like-surgeons-23b0e2cf6d52 https://medium.com/incerto/surgeons-should-notlook-like-surg...