The Notorious BIJ blog

Glass Houses and Stone Throwing

Comedian Dimitri Martin made an interesting point and joke with a phrase many neurologists use to assess a patients mental state and that I will surely overthink here. He said that the expression, “people in glass houses should’nt throw stones”, but the policy should be not to throw stones regardless…because throwing stones is just not cool, you could hurt someone. Except for one exception,he states, if you are trapped in a glass house, then throw a stone and get out!

I guess this applies metaphorically too…so I’ll throw a stone so I can get out of this glass house called my fortress of study’tude. I’ve spent more hours now studing for my RITE exam that when I close my eyes I see that old photo question of the fetus with cyclopia…scary stuff.

It made me rethink the concept of evaluation.

What follows are my thoughts as I say them but I contend that I am not an expert in the field…lord knows I’ve been on the losing end of many evaluations, even when I thought I was doing my best!

Which bring me to my point, should an honest self-assessment be weighed equally with an outside evaluation like a test or from a mentor whose job is to mold you with constructive critisms; not scold you with “this is what’s wrong with you, stupid.” I understand correcting what’s wrong is fundemental, but positive reinforcement is important to motivate someone to look beyond the good and correct the bad.

So, complement someone

…hey buddy, nice job throwing that stone

-bijal