Getting Informed Takes Time and Effort
09 Dec 2024
Don’t get caught in the trap of quick, reactive decisionmaking. If you have a concern about your health, reading the latest newspaper clipping on the issue won’t make you an expert. People reporting on the medical matters need to fit their facts and analysis into 600 words (like our column) or maybe a 2-minute news report. Even sitting in a doctor’s office, there’s only so much information that can be summarized and communicated. Your imperative is to think like an army general. What are you facing? What resources do you have? How much time do you have before you need to engage in full battle? Can you change the course of the crisis? How? To answer these questions, you need to gather information and focus on it, bringing in advisors as best possible. Ultimately, your best health outcome depend heavily on your knowledge, your decisionmaking, and your action.
