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The Teacher Who Taught Me to Question Everyone (And Why It Saved My Career)

Most medical "mentors" are ego-stroking frauds who create dependency, not capability. My physics teacher's deliberate error—"9 x 3 = 25"—taught me that real mentors make you uncomfortable because growth requires breaking comfort zones. The system for identifying...
The Teacher Who Taught Me to Question Everyone (And Why It Saved My Career)
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Dr Biswajit Dutta Baruah

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