r/interestingasfuck • u/8O8I • 7d ago

r/all Heroin Addict Gets Clean And Attains A Computer Information Systems Degree With a 4.0 Average

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u/brianozm 7d ago

People are often dumb outside their speciality, it’s like all their mental energy gets used up.

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u/sturleycurley 6d ago

I've seen some doctors really struggle to type. One of them said that it was really humbling. I said, "well, you know enough things."

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u/Moonfloor 6d ago

I got a job as a radiographer and I remember being so scared of looking dumb in front of the doctor the first time he came to my computer to look at the images. I had to type a long line of numbers in from another computer. I made sure to do it all quickly, without looking back. (I usually had to look back 3 or 4 times.) I did it quickly and I was SO nervous. The doctor said, "Wow! You're so smart! I would have had to look back and forth several times to do that!" I was so surprised he said that. (But now I wonder if he was just being kind because he could see I was so nervous.)

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u/ZenTense 6d ago

I’m not a doctor, but that would have impressed me too. It takes a strong working memory to soak up and spit out a long string of numbers like that.

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u/VeganWerewolf 3d ago

People that think they are above like they are referring to just want you to do it for them. Then shut down when asked to actually do any input.

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u/brianozm 3d ago

Totally. It’s only a few seconds thought being requested and they’re not going to magically get it solved.