addition by retraction


the idea that you earn some major points as a medical student if you do an exceptional job and remain utterly enthusiastic while performing a seemingly mundane task such as pulling back tissue in surgery for your attending doctor.
student 1: “i can’t believe johnny got that residency spot. must’ve been his positivie att-tude and his efforts to do everything he could to help out his attendings in surgery.”

student 2: “yeah, must’ve been a case of ‘addition by retraction’.”

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