I love that you have ventured on to this topic, because I daily find myself (still) absolutely confounded at the number(s) of people who I have loved over a lifetime, who seem completely oblivious to applying "risk analysis" to their lives. (Injections come to mind.) For me a pros and cons list, is almost always a 1st priority. Maybe because I'm single, maybe because I am and always have been adventure prone, although not athletic. Yep, there is no getting around logical consequences. (Then what will I do?) ...Maybe because at 18 yrs. I thought the unbelievably crazy circumstances of the family, translated to "you are on your own", and I definitely was and am. Maybe being "over responsible" was not such a bad thing after all. :)......"know thyself" a great piece of advice of the ages!
Thank you for your integrity & honesty. That is, tragically, increasingly unusual in American physicians.
Your article reminded me of how Chuck Yeager accounted for his survival in his autobiography when so many of his fellow Test Pilots were killed. He said, humbly, that he was MORE SCARED than they were which he thought drove him to be more diligent in checking & re-checking everything that might potentially go wrong before each flight.
I think your topic is entirely on topic by the way. Life is filled with risk. DON’T WILLINGLY TAKE RISKS WITH NO SAFETY ROPE!! Which is what taking the vax was. Why couldn’t people have thought ‘hmmm, new technology. Maybe I’ll
Wait six months.’ I read about it. I had assumed it would be a useless flu vaccine. Does nothing much good or bad. But I looked into it and saw ridiculous risks.
Great reminder, this makes me think of Breaking Bad. Walter gets caught up in his ego. To make a long story short, no matter how good we are at something, accidents can always happen!
I think this is on topic - an allegory the way society had completely lost it when it comes to assessing risk, helicopter parenting, fear mongering over pandemic etc.
Slightly off topic even more. Life is a series of ups and downs. You can’t get away from it. I tell people ‘Jesus, Buddha and Gandhi all were alienated from family, harassed and hounded, and eventually assassinated. Do you actually think you are so good at life you can avoid ups and downs?’
Well I am nursing to healingmy husband this week who had a paragliding accident last week. So thankful because it could have been way worse. But even accounting for all these safety things- stuff does happen. We are after all human.
My mom, wise in so many ways, called this getting too big for your own pants. Being a “smarty pants” in my mom’s house was almost an unpardonable sin. Looking back of course she was right. Though I often forget, her voice still lingers in my mind to be thoughtful in all things especially in the things that I consider myself proficient.
The climbing stories bring back memories of my own youthful follies. Now I always carry a knife in case something gets tangled in a rope. I had the good luck to do a bunch of extreme sports with a group of guys who were 10-20 years my senior as I grew up, so I learned much from watching their mistakes. Lost three of them in different avalanches, now I am extremely picky about spring snowfall. And I no longer fish from kayaks in the ocean after two buddies got bitten twice (in different kayaks), it seems to be just too much for the sharks to take. I still fish and kayak, but not at the same time.
Dunno about your walking out on the lawyer. I mean, if he was so tedious, why sit in the first place? There are some branches of law that are so boring, I think one can plod through it all in a timely and relatively flawless way, though it would suck to live like that.
Hey, check out the Gokhale method person for your remaining uncut shoulder. Your shoulder position has shifted from the earlier pics you posted. Probably some surgical cutting posture. The Gokhale thing saved me from surgery that my surgeon was hoping to do.
Your own medical mishaps were interesting to read about, btw. Such things provide a good old-fashioned cautionary tale. The story format seems to suit you, and it's an awesome way to get people to remember what you say. There is focus on this for some chemical and rad disposal areas due to fears that people will forget posted warnings when the signs fall apart.
Thanks for your entertaining. You are inspiring re the blogging.
My take...no matter how well prepared you are for life, you will encounter risks at every turn. Does God subject you to these risks to point out how much you should appreciate life? What do you think Robert? I realize you do not possess a deep faith in God, as I understand it
Sep 21, 2022·edited Sep 21, 2022Liked by Robert Yoho MD (ret)
There are beautiful people...1. there are beautiful people who are nice, and, then, 2. there are beautiful people who are not nice.
In thirty-five years, I never had a complaint from a group of people I worked with, but, then, there was another group of people I worked with who complained about everything I did.
On target, as so many of us haven't trusted Doctors, or their medicines because of side effects, or bad surgeries, some you don't really recover whole from. Every decision you make in life has a Risk factor. Be it an adventure, or even marriage, you think you know the person, but the reality is there are hidden factors with triggers, you won't or can't live with. So you part company if you are smart, even if you finincially struggle afterwards as your education is now obselete.
I love that you have ventured on to this topic, because I daily find myself (still) absolutely confounded at the number(s) of people who I have loved over a lifetime, who seem completely oblivious to applying "risk analysis" to their lives. (Injections come to mind.) For me a pros and cons list, is almost always a 1st priority. Maybe because I'm single, maybe because I am and always have been adventure prone, although not athletic. Yep, there is no getting around logical consequences. (Then what will I do?) ...Maybe because at 18 yrs. I thought the unbelievably crazy circumstances of the family, translated to "you are on your own", and I definitely was and am. Maybe being "over responsible" was not such a bad thing after all. :)......"know thyself" a great piece of advice of the ages!
Thank you for your integrity & honesty. That is, tragically, increasingly unusual in American physicians.
Your article reminded me of how Chuck Yeager accounted for his survival in his autobiography when so many of his fellow Test Pilots were killed. He said, humbly, that he was MORE SCARED than they were which he thought drove him to be more diligent in checking & re-checking everything that might potentially go wrong before each flight.
I think your topic is entirely on topic by the way. Life is filled with risk. DON’T WILLINGLY TAKE RISKS WITH NO SAFETY ROPE!! Which is what taking the vax was. Why couldn’t people have thought ‘hmmm, new technology. Maybe I’ll
Wait six months.’ I read about it. I had assumed it would be a useless flu vaccine. Does nothing much good or bad. But I looked into it and saw ridiculous risks.
Great reminder, this makes me think of Breaking Bad. Walter gets caught up in his ego. To make a long story short, no matter how good we are at something, accidents can always happen!
I think this is on topic - an allegory the way society had completely lost it when it comes to assessing risk, helicopter parenting, fear mongering over pandemic etc.
Slightly off topic even more. Life is a series of ups and downs. You can’t get away from it. I tell people ‘Jesus, Buddha and Gandhi all were alienated from family, harassed and hounded, and eventually assassinated. Do you actually think you are so good at life you can avoid ups and downs?’
Well I am nursing to healingmy husband this week who had a paragliding accident last week. So thankful because it could have been way worse. But even accounting for all these safety things- stuff does happen. We are after all human.
My mom, wise in so many ways, called this getting too big for your own pants. Being a “smarty pants” in my mom’s house was almost an unpardonable sin. Looking back of course she was right. Though I often forget, her voice still lingers in my mind to be thoughtful in all things especially in the things that I consider myself proficient.
I was recently hit with a golf ball ,fracturing clavicle ..I believe in Gods will …if there is a lesson , it is beyond me …
The climbing stories bring back memories of my own youthful follies. Now I always carry a knife in case something gets tangled in a rope. I had the good luck to do a bunch of extreme sports with a group of guys who were 10-20 years my senior as I grew up, so I learned much from watching their mistakes. Lost three of them in different avalanches, now I am extremely picky about spring snowfall. And I no longer fish from kayaks in the ocean after two buddies got bitten twice (in different kayaks), it seems to be just too much for the sharks to take. I still fish and kayak, but not at the same time.
Dunno about your walking out on the lawyer. I mean, if he was so tedious, why sit in the first place? There are some branches of law that are so boring, I think one can plod through it all in a timely and relatively flawless way, though it would suck to live like that.
Hey, check out the Gokhale method person for your remaining uncut shoulder. Your shoulder position has shifted from the earlier pics you posted. Probably some surgical cutting posture. The Gokhale thing saved me from surgery that my surgeon was hoping to do.
Your own medical mishaps were interesting to read about, btw. Such things provide a good old-fashioned cautionary tale. The story format seems to suit you, and it's an awesome way to get people to remember what you say. There is focus on this for some chemical and rad disposal areas due to fears that people will forget posted warnings when the signs fall apart.
Thanks for your entertaining. You are inspiring re the blogging.
My take...no matter how well prepared you are for life, you will encounter risks at every turn. Does God subject you to these risks to point out how much you should appreciate life? What do you think Robert? I realize you do not possess a deep faith in God, as I understand it
There are beautiful people...1. there are beautiful people who are nice, and, then, 2. there are beautiful people who are not nice.
In thirty-five years, I never had a complaint from a group of people I worked with, but, then, there was another group of people I worked with who complained about everything I did.
On target, as so many of us haven't trusted Doctors, or their medicines because of side effects, or bad surgeries, some you don't really recover whole from. Every decision you make in life has a Risk factor. Be it an adventure, or even marriage, you think you know the person, but the reality is there are hidden factors with triggers, you won't or can't live with. So you part company if you are smart, even if you finincially struggle afterwards as your education is now obselete.
One of my favorite topics!! https://frederickrsmith.substack.com/p/risk-mismanagement-railroaded
Hi Dr. Yoho. This comment is off-topic!
Thought I’d send this one your way in case you have not seen it already:
https://sensiblemed.substack.com/p/the-top-20-mvps?r=ib87&utm_medium=ios