It’s not about you

These are written as imperatives, but they are my admonitions to myself. Write me if you disagree, but understand that I am not telling you how to think.

Do not waste time trying to understand why it happened. You didn’t understand American politics and, worse, you didn’t understand that you didn’t understand. At least you know that much now.

Clarify your values. Here is the best tweet, so far, of the new era.

Go back to your foundations. Get clear on what you value most and figure out what it requires. Do it now. There will be a test.

It’s not about you. You don’t get to give up hope.

@Bill_Gardner

Bill Gardner

I am a child psychologist and statistician. I hold the Senior Research Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (Ottawa, ON), among other positions. Our research group focuses on the population mental health of children and adolescents and how we can improve it. In July of 2020, I was diagnosed with throat cancer, and I have been writing about that experience.

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Bill Gardner

I am a child psychologist and statistician. I hold the Senior Research Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (Ottawa, ON), among other positions. Our research group focuses on the population mental health of children and adolescents and how we can improve it. In July of 2020, I was diagnosed with throat cancer, and I have been writing about that experience.

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