Business Insight presented by Arlington Dermatology How should we approach "A Change"? Generally speaking, people do not like any changes in their routines. Same old, same old is comfortable. It does not mean they would not accept some changes if they knew the changes would bring a lot of benefits, tangible or not tangible, but changes for the better. However, most changes do not guarantee a better life. Some may ultimately bring a better life, but it may take time and effort to get to the ultimate. Changes are and will be a crucial part of our life. We just need to learn how to accept them and how to minimize their hardship. And changes occur everywhere, in every aspect of life, every field of knowledge, in medicine, technology and more. Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian, philosopher, author, and professor. He developed a unique approach to the history of the world and history of humankind, not through the number of dates, but rather through the significance of changes that took place. Those changes made a historical impact on our planet, from the discoveries of early sapiens to what the future might bring. He also showed how we can interpret those changes in the form of a story rather than fixed facts and opinions. His thinking allows us to drop opinionated statements of 'good' or 'bad, mine and yours, black and white, and focus on co-existence of multiple 'goods. There have been historical events that shaped the world and pushed it in negative directions. Some discoveries, like the atomic bomb, were not initially meant to be what they became. In the history of changes, there were many bad actors who prioritized their own subjective and selfish 'good' over negative outcomes affecting thousands. We see those individuals who wish they could push their own change to the life of others, and they get accepted for their innovation and uniqueness. Often, we miss the signs that changes they bring may harm more than benefit others. And it is very difficult to distinguish when that becomes the case. Most of us simply do not keep track of all the changes around us until it is too late. This, of course, brings us to medicine, where a change is daily life. Thousands of clinical studies conducted in labs around the world bring new information. We had to develop new specialties because the level of specific facts leading to major changes could not be contained by one or two medical fields. When you go historically back, invention of antibiotics, regardless of the year it happened, was a historical change that moved medicine forward by a huge leap. Radiological inventions allowed doctors and scientists to go inside a human body; that's another crucial change, re-directing medical professionals to better diagnose and treat. MRIs, lasers, scans, new drugs, we could continue naming those innovations for lines. But bad actors developed medical products that became killing drugs, like fentanyl. And somehow, we all missed the warning signs and still cannot resolve the problems. In today's society, technological changes are a part of daily life too. And some of them benefit us and some are scary. Cell phones changed our history and the way we live. Artificial intelligence is about to make the change of a historical impact too. Change can be good, positive for all of us, but the best way to approach it is to learn of all aspects of that change before we jump to conclusions and overwhelming acceptance. We need to analyze more and judge less. We certainly do not want to end up similarly to social media development, when we simply accepted the change to the level of allowing it to take charge of our lives and the lives of our children. Now, we regret it plenty of times. Michael Bukhalo, MD Arlington Dermatology 5301 Keystone Court Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Tel. 847 392 5440 | www.arlingtondermatology.net Business Insight presented by Arlington Dermatology How should we approach " A Change " ? Generally speaking , people do not like any changes in their routines . Same old , same old is comfortable . It does not mean they would not accept some changes if they knew the changes would bring a lot of benefits , tangible or not tangible , but changes for the better . However , most changes do not guarantee a better life . Some may ultimately bring a better life , but it may take time and effort to get to the ultimate . Changes are and will be a crucial part of our life . We just need to learn how to accept them and how to minimize their hardship . And changes occur everywhere , in every aspect of life , every field of knowledge , in medicine , technology and more . Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian , philosopher , author , and professor . He developed a unique approach to the history of the world and history of humankind , not through the number of dates , but rather through the significance of changes that took place . Those changes made a historical impact on our planet , from the discoveries of early sapiens to what the future might bring . He also showed how we can interpret those changes in the form of a story rather than fixed facts and opinions . His thinking allows us to drop opinionated statements of ' good ' or ' bad , mine and yours , black and white , and focus on co - existence of multiple ' goods . There have been historical events that shaped the world and pushed it in negative directions . Some discoveries , like the atomic bomb , were not initially meant to be what they became . In the history of changes , there were many bad actors who prioritized their own subjective and selfish ' good ' over negative outcomes affecting thousands . We see those individuals who wish they could push their own change to the life of others , and they get accepted for their innovation and uniqueness . Often , we miss the signs that changes they bring may harm more than benefit others . And it is very difficult to distinguish when that becomes the case . Most of us simply do not keep track of all the changes around us until it is too late . This , of course , brings us to medicine , where a change is daily life . Thousands of clinical studies conducted in labs around the world bring new information . We had to develop new specialties because the level of specific facts leading to major changes could not be contained by one or two medical fields . When you go historically back , invention of antibiotics , regardless of the year it happened , was a historical change that moved medicine forward by a huge leap . Radiological inventions allowed doctors and scientists to go inside a human body ; that's another crucial change , re - directing medical professionals to better diagnose and treat . MRIs , lasers , scans , new drugs , we could continue naming those innovations for lines . But bad actors developed medical products that became killing drugs , like fentanyl . And somehow , we all missed the warning signs and still cannot resolve the problems . In today's society , technological changes are a part of daily life too . And some of them benefit us and some are scary . Cell phones changed our history and the way we live . Artificial intelligence is about to make the change of a historical impact too . Change can be good , positive for all of us , but the best way to approach it is to learn of all aspects of that change before we jump to conclusions and overwhelming acceptance . We need to analyze more and judge less . We certainly do not want to end up similarly to social media development , when we simply accepted the change to the level of allowing it to take charge of our lives and the lives of our children . Now , we regret it plenty of times . Michael Bukhalo , MD Arlington Dermatology 5301 Keystone Court Rolling Meadows , IL 60008 Tel . 847 392 5440 | www.arlingtondermatology.net