In this world we have laborers, professionals, researchers, and practitioners - not to forget politicians, which are ignored for the moment. Let's discuss the practitioners, those who practice a profession. These include accountants, psychologists, lawyers, and doctors. This implies they use an extant body of accepted knowledge and make arguments and prescriptions on what to do in the various circumstances. They have no need to think beyond their sandbox of this knowledge. Indeed, thinking beyond is discouraged. BUT... This may be a good thing. You don't want your doctor simply manufacturing new medicine when you are under care. You don't want your lawyer inventing legal precedents when you have some grievance or other situation. Thinking inside the box, in these cases, is just plain OK. But the practice does entertain and in some cases slavishly follows the leads of others. Case-in-point is ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This is a condit
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