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Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/01/02/why-doctors-think-theyre-the-best/

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Ninety percent of drivers think they\\u2019re\\xa0above-average drivers, ninety percent of professors think they\\u2019re\\xa0above-average professors\\xa0etc. The relevant studies are paywalled, so I don\\u2019t know if I should trust them. Our recent\\xa0discussion of therapy books\\xa0would make more sense if ninety percent of therapists believed they were above-average therapists. I don\\u2019t know about that one either.

But I am pretty sure ninety percent of doctors believe they\\u2019re above-average doctors. Here are some traps I\\u2019ve noticed myself falling into that might help explain why:

1. Your patients\\u2019 last doctor was worse than you. Think about it; if somebody has a good doctor, they\\u2019ll stay with them, and you will never see that patient. If somebody has a bad doctor, they\\u2019ll go see another doctor instead. That other doctor might be you. So your current patients\\u2019 last doctor will be worse than average. But this is where most of your chance to compare yourself with other doctors comes from: \\u201cmy patient\\u2019s last doctor misdiagnosed them, but I got it right\\u201d or \\u201cmy patient hated their last doctor but says I\\u2019m much better\\u201d. See also\\xa0You Are Not Hiring The Top 1%.