Matthew MacDougall

That's what you mean. All right. I'm just, I'm just kidding.

That's what you mean. All right. I'm just, I'm just kidding.

The personalities, uh, and maybe the two are connected, but. So is it, was it pretty competitive? It's competitive and it's also, um, you know, as we touched on earlier, primates like power and I think, um, neurosurgery has long had this aura of mystique and excellence and whatever about it. And so it's an invitation, I think, for people that are cloaked in that authority.

The personalities, uh, and maybe the two are connected, but. So is it, was it pretty competitive? It's competitive and it's also, um, you know, as we touched on earlier, primates like power and I think, um, neurosurgery has long had this aura of mystique and excellence and whatever about it. And so it's an invitation, I think, for people that are cloaked in that authority.

The personalities, uh, and maybe the two are connected, but. So is it, was it pretty competitive? It's competitive and it's also, um, you know, as we touched on earlier, primates like power and I think, um, neurosurgery has long had this aura of mystique and excellence and whatever about it. And so it's an invitation, I think, for people that are cloaked in that authority.

A board-certified neurosurgeon is basically a walking, fallacious appeal to authority, right? You have license to walk into any room and act like you're an expert on whatever. And fighting that tendency is not something that most neurosurgeons do well. Humility isn't the forte.

A board-certified neurosurgeon is basically a walking, fallacious appeal to authority, right? You have license to walk into any room and act like you're an expert on whatever. And fighting that tendency is not something that most neurosurgeons do well. Humility isn't the forte.

A board-certified neurosurgeon is basically a walking, fallacious appeal to authority, right? You have license to walk into any room and act like you're an expert on whatever. And fighting that tendency is not something that most neurosurgeons do well. Humility isn't the forte.

sort of heroic aspect to neurosurgery and i think it gets to people's head a little bit yeah well that i think that uh you know that allows me to play well at an elon company because elon uh one of his strengths i think is to just instantly see through fallacy from authority so nobody walks into a room that he's in and says well god damn it you have to trust me

sort of heroic aspect to neurosurgery and i think it gets to people's head a little bit yeah well that i think that uh you know that allows me to play well at an elon company because elon uh one of his strengths i think is to just instantly see through fallacy from authority so nobody walks into a room that he's in and says well god damn it you have to trust me

sort of heroic aspect to neurosurgery and i think it gets to people's head a little bit yeah well that i think that uh you know that allows me to play well at an elon company because elon uh one of his strengths i think is to just instantly see through fallacy from authority so nobody walks into a room that he's in and says well god damn it you have to trust me

i'm the guy that built the last you know 10 rockets or something and he says well you did it wrong and we can do it better or i'm the guy that you know kept ford alive for the last 50 years you listen to me on how to build cars and he says No. And so you don't walk into a room that he's in and say, well, I'm a neurosurgeon. Let me tell you how to do it.

i'm the guy that built the last you know 10 rockets or something and he says well you did it wrong and we can do it better or i'm the guy that you know kept ford alive for the last 50 years you listen to me on how to build cars and he says No. And so you don't walk into a room that he's in and say, well, I'm a neurosurgeon. Let me tell you how to do it.

i'm the guy that built the last you know 10 rockets or something and he says well you did it wrong and we can do it better or i'm the guy that you know kept ford alive for the last 50 years you listen to me on how to build cars and he says No. And so you don't walk into a room that he's in and say, well, I'm a neurosurgeon. Let me tell you how to do it.

He's going to say, well, I'm a human being that has a brain. I can think from first principles myself. Thank you very much. And here's how I think it ought to be done. Let's go try it and see who's right. And that's proven, I think, over and over in his case to be a very powerful approach.

He's going to say, well, I'm a human being that has a brain. I can think from first principles myself. Thank you very much. And here's how I think it ought to be done. Let's go try it and see who's right. And that's proven, I think, over and over in his case to be a very powerful approach.

He's going to say, well, I'm a human being that has a brain. I can think from first principles myself. Thank you very much. And here's how I think it ought to be done. Let's go try it and see who's right. And that's proven, I think, over and over in his case to be a very powerful approach.

Yeah, there's a sweet spot where people disagree and forcefully speak their mind and passionately defend their position. and yet are still able to accept information from others and change their ideas when they're wrong. I like the analogy of how you polish rocks. You put hard things in a hard container and spin it. People bash against each other and out comes a more refined product.

Yeah, there's a sweet spot where people disagree and forcefully speak their mind and passionately defend their position. and yet are still able to accept information from others and change their ideas when they're wrong. I like the analogy of how you polish rocks. You put hard things in a hard container and spin it. People bash against each other and out comes a more refined product.

Yeah, there's a sweet spot where people disagree and forcefully speak their mind and passionately defend their position. and yet are still able to accept information from others and change their ideas when they're wrong. I like the analogy of how you polish rocks. You put hard things in a hard container and spin it. People bash against each other and out comes a more refined product.