Posted by bleauberry on March 27, 2009, at 15:17:15
In reply to Re: Providgil Could Be Additive Study Says, posted by desolationrower on March 27, 2009, at 2:47:44
> and also most doctors are overachiever types (this relates both to how they see what is good in life, and reduced amount of time b*llsh*tt*ng and thinking about things).
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> -d/rI'm not sure what you meant here, but I just wanted to, in a friendly polite opinionated way, say I totally completely disagree with any statement that most doctors are overachievers.
They obviously had to have some above-average stick-to-it-ness to get through school and residency.
But in actual clinical practice, my experience with over a dozen GPS and specialists tells me they are huge underachievers. When some idiot like me from pbabble can discuss common normal things many of us here know about drugs, and the doctors give me a blank stare because I am more educated than they are, well, it is sad. I mean, this sick guy has the time to do maybe 30 minutes of research online each evening, but they the specialists don't? Come on.
A high achiever would be on top of the game. Very few are. It's almost like they spent their energy getting there, and now that they are there, it is just a well paid job. The overachieveness part of it is gone. All used up.
My own view.
From 1992 untill now, with 3 GPs, a dermatologist specialist, and about 12 psychiatrict specialists, and one Lyme Literate specialist, of the whole bunch there has only been ONE overachiever.
When you see an overachiever, you will know it. They are astounding at what they do.
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