Authority-(Mis)influence Tendency
“Some of the (mis)influences are amusing, as in a case described by Cialdini. A physician left a written order for a nurse treating an earache, as follows: “Two drops, twice a day, ‘r.ear’”. The nurse then directed the patient to turn over and put the ear drops in his anus.”
- Charlie Munger in ‘Poor Charlie’s almanack’ when discussing Authority-(Mis)influence Tendency.
When nurses ask you to turn over, just be doubly sure you are doing for the right reasons.
May 13th, 2009 at 9:53 am
right ear in fact it should be!
how come you familarize with Munger!
He tries to imitate Benjmin franklin
Frankly i had read only random quotes from both
May 13th, 2009 at 11:07 am
I have read and keep reading his ‘Poor Charlie’s Almanack’ where the title is inspired from Benjamin Franklin’s ‘Poor Richard’s Almanack’.
The book is a collectors edition. True classic.