Five doctors went duck shooting one day. Included in the group were a GP, a pediatrician, a psychiatrist, a surgeon and a pathologist, After a time, a bird came winging overhead. The first to react was the GP who raised his shotgun, but then hesitated. “I’m not quite sure it’s a duck,” he said, “I think that I will have to get a second opinion.” And ofcourse by that time, the bird was long gone.
Another bird appeared in the sky thereafter. This time the pediatrician drew a bead on it. He too, however, was unsure if it was really a duck in his sights and besides, it might have babies. “I’ll have to do some more investigations,” he muttered, as the creature made good its escape.
Next to spy a bird flying was the sharp-eyed psychiatrist. Shotgun shouldered, he was more certain of his intended prey’s identity. “Now, I know it’s a duck, but does it know it’s a duck?” The fortunate bird disappeared while the fellow wrestled with this dilemma.
Finally a fourth fowl sped past and this time the surgeon’s weapon pointed skywards. BOOM!! The surgeon lowered his smoking gun and turned nonchalantly to the pathologist beside him. "Go see if that was a duck, will you?
Ohhhh…..Peter The Rock! My son got it immediately. Me, not so much. Thanks. Good one!
- An exchange from the first episode of North of North (Netflix) which takes place in in the fictional Arctic town of Ice Cove, Nunavut, in Canada’s northernmost territory.
- Siaja: “Hey, co-workers! I thought work started at 9:00.”
- Millie: "Ah, whatever. Time’s a colonial construct.”
- Colin: “Yeah, yeah. We take our cues from the sun, the wind, and the snow formations.”
- Siaja: “Colin, I can’t feel my face.”
Sure more fun than Covey’s table about importance and time-sensitivity.
I recently told a colleague in our clinic that my favorite Bible verse was where everything was without forms, and void.
I actually use Covey’s table a lot with my kids and grandkids to try to keep priorities straight.
Ha! FMLA, Pre-auths, Jury duty, school excuses…those were the days!
I suspect this video applied to you more than me. I gave up hospital work a couple of years ago, but this made me laugh because of some (hyperbolic) similarities. There are many improvements, and AI helps formulate notes, but paperwork is still a big part. I also don’t get paid in cafeteria vouchers, and I really have wonderful coworkers and bosses..
Reminds me of when I was an assistant apartment manager and had dozens of keys; I decided one day that in heaven there will be no keys. It’s a happy thought.