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About Me

Location:
United States, Charlottesville, VA
Current organization:
University of Virginia Health System
Past organizations:
Carol Davila University
Current role:
Research Fellow
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Medicine and Surgery, Medical research, Neurosurgery
Languages:
English, Romanian
Universities:
University of Virginia
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    A reply on Talk: Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career

    Mar 18 2012: Indeed, I like your point of view. But now I have a question: what if you really want to fly in a space shuttle but you can't... let's say it is because you have cardiac problems. Would it be OK then to raise bunnies?
    But wait, I think I can answer myself, I suppose one must seek other passions and maybe "sublimate" their initial passion, that is to turn it into something fairly similar but yet achievable. For instance work in an observatory, become an astronomer, or even better, work at the Kennedy Space Center.
    Very often we can not know that we will love doing something until we try it. So I believe some passions and dreams are artificial because they are based on mere glimpses we get of the matter. Take for instance the kid who dreams to become a doctor because he likes Dr. House on TV.
    My advice? Be passionate in everything you do and find pleasure in everything. Enjoy life.
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    A comment on Talk: Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career

    Mar 18 2012: Mr. Smith is funny and he might have a point or two but at the same time he is awkward indeed and he might as well be off in his views. It seems that life is more complicated than he paints it and sometimes at least much more forgiving and rewarding. Take the chef of the best restaurant in the world for instance, René Redzepi, the chef at Noma in Copenhagen. He flunked in high school and went to a cooking school only because his friend went there first. He didn't bloom right away and it wasn't obvious at the time that this was his dream, passion... or even his interest. He might be an exception but I rather think he is not. I know other examples of people who were forced to change careers after being very successful and indeed they became successful in the new one as well. This proves that some inner qualities might be more important than the initial drive or passion for a certain direction.

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