shminux comments on How to understand people better - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Dr_Manhattan 11 October 2011 03:17:57PM 6 points [-]

Example case: choosing to study nursing instead of physics

Whoa, that's a serious career decision based on that one consideration. Do you feel particularly deficient in this area or attribute greater importance to it than average? It's not like physicists don't talk to each other at all.

Comment author: shminux 11 October 2011 06:30:16PM 3 points [-]

Judging by my interaction with a number of physics profs of both genders I had to deal with as a grad student, quite a few of them could definitely use some extra empathy. Probably goes both ways and is not restricted to physics.