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I know this story. It’s very bad. Don’t know if David is most evil person in SV. Lots of competition. But can say: we overlapped a year in law school and even way back then he had a reputation for being a complete asshole. And that was at @UChicagoLaw, which is full of assholes.

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Professors downplay the cutthroat culture of academia, but managers never tire of comparing business to war.

Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One

Most students used to think they wanted to be “real” doctors But by the time third year rolls around and they start witnessing how much their attendings hate their lives, things change They see how overworked and underappreciated they are. They see stupid ass administrators who have... See more

Sandeep Palakodeti, MD MPH x.com

Medical schools 1) didn't expand their class sizes over the past four or five decades, and 2) simultaneously let in more women (who rarely practice full time) and minorities (typically DIEversity scams) than ever Meanwhile, Private Equity funds bought up many of the private practices, and turned what was a job for... See more

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Dean buys pirated video games set in the same region he was deployed to back in Afghanistan. I know he misses it. I know how good he was at it. I know he gave it up to be with me. I want to tell him I’m sorry he’s stuck in this remote prison of silence, far away from his colleagues and watering holes and adrenaline-soaked purpose. But I can’t say

Amaryllis Fox • Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA

As my colleague Jim predicted, I found my initially rigid standards nearly impossible to meet over time. After all, a doctor is not simply a repository of information but a human being with a personality, a sense of humor, and a point of view.

Suzanne Koven • Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life

Throughout college, my monastic, scholarly study of human meaning would conflict with my urge to forge and strengthen the human relationships that formed that meaning.

Paul Kalanithi • When Breath Becomes Air

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"Consider a junior faculty member who doesn’t agree with the viewpoints of some of his senior colleagues. @TheFIREorg finds that untenured faculty face greater risk of termination when they express views or pursue research that is unpopular, compared with their tenured counterparts. Faculty in these vulnerable roles may feel pressure to sign... See more

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Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One

Amaryllis Fox • Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA

Suzanne Koven • Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life

Paul Kalanithi • When Breath Becomes Air

Mark Perry • Just a moment...