Is depression the most self-serving illness ever? - Quora

Answer: No.​ Depression is one of the most damaging disorders ever.​ Because t.​.​.​ Your Reading Digest Top Stories For You Is depression the most self-serving illness ever? Pippi M. R. Groving, I teach biomedical courses at BA level Written Apr 18 No. Depression is one of the most damaging disorders ever. Because the depressed person is lethargic, have executive dysfunction, have little physical energy and generally ca...  Read More » You have 10 seconds to type the largest number possible. What do you do? Ivan Tregear, Escrimador, Voice-Over Artist, Loop-holer, Sailor Written Apr 19 10 seconds! Well that’s very kind of you, but I really don’t think I need that long. See this here: This is the number eight. According to recent calculations, it takes me exa...  Read More » What things make up a CEO's day that makes it so long? Gordon Miller, works at G3i Ventures LLC Written Apr 13 Everyone has the same 24 hour day, it is just how they choose to spend it that matters. Here is my typical day. 04:00 - up early checking status of projects, reviewing submi...  Read More » Why do people in America get their children circumcised? Frank Butera, former Pediatrician (1977-2011) Written Mon I have performed hundreds of circumcisions on newborn boys over my career. I won’t exactly answer the question, but here are some observations: More often, it is the mother ...  Read More » Why has Microsoft never fixed the square root bug in Windows Calculator? Rick A. Baartman, Mathematical physicist Written Apr 23 I’ll tell you a fact not known to many people: Calculators don’t do math. They do floating point arithmetic with finite precision. All derived numbers are only as good as the...  Read More » What symptoms did you notice before being diagnosed with cancer? Veronica Szabo, BA Biology & Minor in Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh (2006) Updated Jan 28 None! I felt perfectly healthy. I was just lying on the couch with my fiancé one night and his arm was around me. He suddenly asked, “What’s this? I don't like this.” I tho...  Read More » A close friend (45 y/o) died suddenly yesterday. The autopsy couldn't find anything wrong with him, with the heart or lungs and there was no disease. How is this possible? Dan Schwartz, Anatomic Pathologist Written Wed I’ve performed or supervised several hundred autopsies. This situation happens more often than anyone would like, and it’s frustrating for everyone involved. Families and f...  Read More » Corporations: Have you ever cold emailed the CEO of a big company? Jason M. Lemkin, Partner @ SaaStr Ventures Written Jul 24, 2015 Yes. This is how I made my first start-up worth a $50,000,000 exit in 12.5 months. I had no money to make the next payroll. The VCs had all pulled out. I had one Big El... Read More » What are some of the most difficult non-mathematical concepts for mathematicians to grasp? Conner Davis, PhD student Mathematics, The University of Texas at Dallas Written Apr 24 I can't speak for all mathematicians, but these always seem weird to me. Arguments It often confuses me seeing two people fervently trying to prove each other wrong while nei...  Read More » Can you clean a small wound by squeezing some of the blood out? Bob McCown, 35 years practice family medicine, student of physics Written Apr 22 Squeezing the blood out, while satisfying at some level, doesn’t really clean dirt out of the wound and may just damage more tissue. Rinsing in water was a good idea. DO NO...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.