the good doctor is good

in response to a thing at work that made me very very sad:

I'm not minimizing the impact of this [ ] but in all honesty, you learned nothing new about [a person] or [a place]. It is profoundly sad ... The key is to stop expecting that anything about [this thing] will change, despite the quality of your work or the magnitude of your accomplishment.

Focus on what you have to be thankful for - your family & friends, people who love and support you ( ), and the countless lives you have impacted through your work and just by virtue of who you are. You don't need acknowledgment from [ ] to feel thankful for that. Tomorrow, I am sure many people will be thankful for you being in their lives at their table, directly or indirectly.


[edited from a very slightly longer message; the thinking, the ideas are useful. poking sharp sticks at people isn't.]

although the good doctor is very much a cognitive kind of guy, there's a profound kindness in his instructiveness. also, a general kindness as well.