hyporational comments on Question on Medical School and Wage Potential for Earning to Give - Less Wrong

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Comment author: hyporational 30 September 2013 03:21:29AM *  2 points [-]

A data point: I didn't like working with people, and still stupidly applied to med school thinking it didn't matter. Now I'm a doctor, and patient interaction is one of the things I enjoy the most. I think it's because my social skills improved. Go figure...

I still wouldn't recommend applying to med school to improve your social skills, though.

Comment author: Jabberslythe 30 September 2013 10:10:24PM 1 point [-]

That's a useful datapoint, thanks.

I social skills tend to improve over time and having good social skills makes social interaction more fun.