We Know What We Should And Shouldn't

My Mother Was All About Unconditional Love, And I Don't Think We Give That To Our Patients A Lot. At The End Of The Day, What They Really Need You To Do Is To Look At Them In The Eye And Say, 'i'm Here For You. I'm Going To Make Sure This Works Out.'

Hostility Comes From Loneliness, From Not Seeing Yourself Like A Drop Falling Into The Ocean Of Humanity Like Everyone Else.

There Are Really Two Things That Drive New Year's Resolution Success. Number One Is Telling Somebody About Your Goal. Chances Are, They'll Either Join You In Pursuing It Or At Least Support You. Number Two Is To Be Concrete And Specific. You Don't Want A Goal Like "becoming A Better Person," Because There's No Objective Way To Judge That. It's Got To Be Something Like "i'm Going To Call My Mother Once A Week." Or "i'm Going To Cut My Body Mass Index To 25." It Can't Be Fudgeable.

I've Always Felt That, When I Looked At My Tombstone, It Shouldn't Say, 'mehmet Oz Banged Out 10,000 Open-heart Operations.' I've Probably Done 5,000. Am I Any Better At It Than 10,000? He Shook His Head. It's Just A Different Number On The Tombstone.

People Change Based On What They Feel, Not What They Know. Which Means That Understanding All That Advice Doesn't Matter If There's No Deep, Profound, Visceral Awareness Of Why It's Important.