Timed tests don’t measure what students know. They assess how students perform under stress. Data: tests under time pressure underestimate the abilities of girls—especially in math, where test anxiety is high. If students can't finish a test, make it shorter or give more time.

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If you’re underpaid, it isn't disloyal to seek a better offer. The highest form of integrity is fidelity to your values, not to your employer. Being treated fairly should be one of those values. It's your responsibility—not just your right—to motivate your employer to step up.

"Best practice" doesn't work in most change situations in health & care. Best practice works in simple, stable scenarios but we are mostly working in complex systems. This means that yes, we can learn from the practices of others, but we have to: 1) Bring in a diversity of

A key to lifelong learning is being as eager to hear "you're wrong" as "you're right." Small minds crave validation. They surround themselves with people who share their convictions. Great minds prize discovery. They gravitate toward people who stretch their thinking.

Refusing to give up on a failing plan is not an act of resilience. It's a display of rigidity. Grit is not about persevering with a route that isn’t working. It’s about staying focused on a goal but flexible on the path. Healthy persistence requires peripheral vision.

With false claims, debunking is less effective than prebunking. 25 studies: rebuttals and fact checks don't do much to change minds. We're better off training people to spot flaws in logic and data. The most important part of education is teaching critical thinking skills.

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Pediatric Anesthesia Pro Tip #74: There are no rules. Knowledge & flexibility are the keys to safe care. Case: Bleeding tonsil in preschooler with OSA. Lost 1/3 of their blood volume and shocky. No IV because bleeds more when upset. How would you proceed?

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Weekends shouldn’t be time to recover. They should be time to rejoice. Burnout cultures exhaust us through the week and force us to recharge on the weekends. Healthy cultures provide daily space to refuel. Places that continually deplete our energy don’t serve our well-being.

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Acts of kindness that feel small to us have a big impact on others. Research: kids and adults underestimate how tiny acts of generosity lift others' moods. There's no easier way to make someone's day than to offer a compliment, give a little gift, or send a handwritten note.

Bosses who insult and intimidate don't get results. They leave people scarred. Data: when NBA players have abusive coaches, they play more poorly for the rest of their careers—and commit more technical fouls. Weak leaders make people weaker. Strong leaders make people stronger.

The saddest form of success is realizing that the goals you achieved weren't yours at all. In the short run, pursuing other people's dreams earns approval. In the long run, it's a recipe for regret. A meaningful purpose doesn't maximize your status. It matches your values.

#Opioids great for C fibres, not so good for A delta fibres. #LA needs to also block nerves for visceral pain too (TAP blocks won’t help bowel pain) think about other agents post op #ACEWA23 ANZCA

The results from our DEVICE trial are out in the NEJM . In this RCT, direct laryngoscopy was inferior to video laryngoscopy for first-pass success. In fact, it was so inferior that we had to stop the trial early after DSMB review due to the clear benefit of VL. This is the 🔨

Don't confuse psychological safety with "safe spaces." Safe spaces treat people as fragile and dissenting ideas as threats. Psychologically safe environments build the capacity to embrace and learn from respectful disagreement. Exposure to diverging views is fuel for growth.

#Leaders, your number one job is to make failure discussable. Failure kicks off spirals of shame and avoidance. Fight these! Do everything you can to encourage transparency -- so that when things go wrong, we LEARN. #RightKindOfWrong bit.ly/RKWBook

Tips and tricks for QLB: Six steps to confirm needle endpoint Jens Børglum 1. ABD muscles point & 2. Aponeurosis attaches to QL 3. Pararenal fat & 4. Perirenal fat move with respiration 5. Gerota’s fascia connects to Psoas 6. Transverse process less to QL (flag sign)