7/2017
For quite some time I have dealt with Google Docs. Both at work and not at work. The not at work are the most abrasive. I think that I have mentioned in a previous post that I use Google and the Google Doc personality tendencies to a therapeutic advantage in caring for my patients.
But, conceited as I might be, I’m surprised to find that I’m not the only Doc to use this technique. We went to see my wife’s doctor last Friday and I was surprised to see him use my technique on her. He acknowledged that she would resort to Google to educate herself about what he was explaining to her and used subliminal suggestions to guide her to where he wanted her learning to go.
There. The secret is out. You know how I/we do it.
But there is a new kid on the block. Tonight, there was a 4th-year medical student working with my coworker and I. As a teaching exercise, my coworker asked her a question that stumped her and he persisted in wanting an answer. In the old days, I would have been told, “You need to go to the library and research the subject and return tomorrow and let us know what you’ve learned (meaning return to give a short lecture to the team).
But, we are now in the digital age. The medical student had to find the answer in real time sitting beside us. So where does she go? Did she pull out a 4” thick textbook from the backpack she carries with her everywhere? Nope, she went straight to Google. Extrinsic factor metabolism in human digestion is on Google. And our lives are dependent on it.
An update from your grumpy Uncle/Brother Dave, not a google doc.
Weary.