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Looking the part, and photos
Jan. 17th, 2022 12:10 pmStumbled across this in a document of "paradoxes", under the name Taleb Surgeon Paradox:
Doesn't seem too paradoxical to me. Right in line with the suggestion that you order something plain-sounding from the menu of an elaborate restaurant, as it must deserve to be there. I think I found the Medium article it's from and there are a few more truth bombs in there, like "You can tell if a discipline is BS if the degree depends severely on the prestige of the school granting it." (Also, "people who didn't go to Harvard are easier to deal with in real life" -- ahahahaha.)
All my photos are sorted now. I found an old one of my cousin as a baby that she wants, and am also now sending a passel o' pics to a childhood friend along with a note thanking her for being in my childhood. So at least a couple of people are getting joy out of this exercise.
Looking the part is sometimes the worst indicator of competency. The one who doesn’t look the part has had to overcome much more to achieve its status than the one from central casting. If forced to choose, choose the one that doesn’t look the part.
Doesn't seem too paradoxical to me. Right in line with the suggestion that you order something plain-sounding from the menu of an elaborate restaurant, as it must deserve to be there. I think I found the Medium article it's from and there are a few more truth bombs in there, like "You can tell if a discipline is BS if the degree depends severely on the prestige of the school granting it." (Also, "people who didn't go to Harvard are easier to deal with in real life" -- ahahahaha.)
All my photos are sorted now. I found an old one of my cousin as a baby that she wants, and am also now sending a passel o' pics to a childhood friend along with a note thanking her for being in my childhood. So at least a couple of people are getting joy out of this exercise.
