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By: Letitia

Letitia — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:32:47 +0000

For your information, I've spoken with several of my friends who are doctors or med school students. Rest assured that doctors in the United States will not reduce their efforts to save you just because you are an organ donor.

Firstly, the doctors are professionals and do their jobs as best they can.

Secondly, they know that if people think this will happen, the number of organ donors will sharply decline. The big picture would be that overall fewer lives can be saved.

By: Celene Robbins

Celene Robbins — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:47:56 +0000

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I agree with this blog post wholeheartedly. As a recent college graduate I have been faced with all of these decision making situations within the past year. You have outlined them all very accurately. When faced with important decisions, the recent college grad is overwhelmed and cannot handle the situation. I like your advice of making a quick decision in order to figure out how to base your next decision. Great blog, I look forward to reading more about this topic in the future.

By: Asher Visola

Asher Visola — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:17:14 +0000

Nice post! One thing, the organ donation research actually by Eric Johnson and Dan Goldstein: Johnson, E. J. & Goldstein, D. G. (2003). Do defaults save lives? Science, 302, 1338-1339.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:45:39 +0000

Your first point is so smart. Yet, I still have problems actually following what I know is good advice. I wonder how many more times I will have to hear before I actually start doing it.

By: Medical Helicopters

Medical Helicopters — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:23:19 +0000

From the time I was 18-25 I had 20+ different jobs. i was trying to find a job that was challenging & rewarding. THe search was worth it and every job I had taught me some kind of lesson. In fact I learned the most after I had found the job I wanted. Luckily my degree in business management helped me out in numerous ways BUT everything I ended up learning was specific to that job. Great post here.

Leslie

By: rc

rc — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:40:57 +0000

Alright, #1 and #2 are good… but #3 is brilliant! Making mistakes is the quickest way to learn, and it wasn't until I learned this that I started to have real success. Before that I was frightened of making any mistake, and tried to everything at the "perfect" time in the "perfect way". It was paralyzing and would stop me in my tracks. I just wouldn't make a move for fear of getting a bad rep.

Things are different now… I realize that risks are a part of the game. Those who don't play the game don't reap the rewards. Sure I've made my mistakes, and that's left me with a bad reputation with some. But there are others who think my work is absolutely stellar… and the point is that people know my name either way.

I've read that some of the most successful people in the world failed time and time again before they struck gold. Now I see how that is possible.

By: asman

asman — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:01:01 +0000

I think we also have to consider that everyone has different personal situations that push them one way or the other. For example, I have a friend who comes from a traditional indian background, where her parents are planning to get her an arranged marriage 2-3 years out of college. She doesn't mind the arrange marriage but she realizes that with marriage comes added responsibility, perhaps kids, etc. Therefore, she decided that pursuing her masters right now after college and taking advantage of internships and networking embedded in the graduate program is what's best for her. Some may not agree with rushing into a masters, but it does provide a sense of security.