My neighbor is a young surgeon who spends a great deal of his time learning the latest and greatest advancements in his specialized field of surgery. He says, “Continual education in my field is a requirement—not an option.” He also says, “Because I work in an ever changing field of surgical advancements, I have to be able to determine if what I’m learning is actually effective.”
If I understand him correctly, he decides if what he learned is something he should implement or not. Is there a process he follows in making such important decisions? Below is a somewhat simplified version of his decision making process in no particular order: