The Power of Sarcasm in Medical Education October 8, 2007
Posted by Bertalan Meskó in Health, Humor, Medical education, Medicine, Prevention.trackback
I believe you can spread the word of the importance of prevention more efficiently if you use the power of sarcasm. It’s not enough to say “Don’t smoke!”, you know it well. Let’s try saying “Smoke and elevate your risk for cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary heart disease!”. That’s why I worked so much on my post, 10 Tips for How to Acquire a Disease.
So I’ve come across this interesting series of books at Omni Brain. Check out the site of KnockKnock:
The world’s worst maladies, conveniently organized by symptom (real or imagined), will ignite even the mildest hypochondriac’s fantasy life.
I don’t think sarcasm plays any notes with people who don’t listen to anything.
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mo79uk, you’re right, you can’t help people who don’t listen to anything…
“You’re Probably Dying” key was pretty funny