Yesterday I gave a ride to a doctor - he's a resident at a hospital. We talked about the hours and some other stuff.
One thing we talked about was surgeons. He's not going to be a surgeon, and he thinks it takes a particular kind of personality to do that. The phrase I used was God-complex, and he agreed. Like it takes a certain amount of ego to think that you can cut someone open and fix them.
I find it fascinating that certain careers have this sort-of unofficial requirement. I would put Presidents and big movie directors in the same category. There's just a certain amount of arrogance/confidence needed to believe that you can live up to what's required.
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