1. A reminder I had this week…
I was fishing this past week in northern Ontario, deep in the middle of nowhere. I found myself relying on a map quite a bit. This reminded me how important a map is when it comes to getting where you want to go or getting what you want to get. And not just in the wilderness… but in life. See my quick video below with a little more insight about the importance of maps when it comes to success in ANY area of life…
2. Quote I re-read this week several times…
I believe I posted this quote from the Dalai Lama before, but I come across it from time to time and catch myself re-reading it over and over. Why? Because it is so spot on. Don’t just read the quote… really ponder it. When the Dalai Lama was asked what surprised him most about humanity, his reply was…
“Man! Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
3. Headline that caught my attention last week…
CBS News posted the following headline… “Microsoft says new AI tool can diagnose patients 4 times more accurately than human doctors.” It also states that it can do it “for a fraction of the cost.” Some will disagree with this, some will get very excited about this, some will be upset with this, and some will be scared by this. I believe AI will be very impactful in the field of medicine. We know that medical errors and misdiagnoses are responsible for many, many injuries and death. (At least 250,000 deaths occur EACH YEAR due to medical errors, according to an analysis published in the British Medical Journal.) The reality is that true healthcare is much deeper than diagnosing and treating diseases. My opinion… the best doctoring will be done by doctors who care deeply about their patients, communicate well, and love doing what they do. They will utilize AI to help them be better at what they do, but will not let it REPLACE the doctor-patient relationship. AI WILL replace the doctors that are already functioning like robots. But these are the same doctors that are merely diagnosing and treating conditions and sending them out the door with prescription after prescription. I’m excited about the potential of AI in medicine, but I know it will ALWAYS have limitations in regards to getting people truly well.
