1/10 Alright, so one of the things that I personally ascribed to and still do was precision. It was something my dad drilled into me coz he worked for CID for a very long time and attention to detail and precision were key things he felt I needed to learn. https://twitter.com/denvern3/status/1253948230284369921">https://twitter.com/denvern3/...

2/10 He would always inscribe on my textbook Always Aim High(AAH), so it just became something I tried at all times. I never envisaged I would end up being a lecturer but life has a way to steer you towards something you never knew you would love.

3/10 My mum was also pivotal in my development, she was a real grafter, hardworking, straight shooter and determined as hell. My parents never steered me towards any particular career, they just wanted me to look after myself so I learnt to pull my own early.

4/10 When I began lecturing in 2009, it was a dangerous time https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat">, it being my first year on the job after Intercalated Anatomy the detail and content was just TOO MUCH. The enduring philosophy at the university was that the lecturer had to empty his brains to studentshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat">(BAD!!)

5/10 However with time, my teaching method evolved, but I knew that teaching students in a medical school meant a certain standard had to be maintained. This meant that there was need to instill a sense of duty and discipline in students because these was foundational courses.

6/10 I switched to reducing heavy material into simple bits and pieces and emphasizing them repeatedly. This made it much easier for me and for students to quickly get to the crucial stuff. I apologize to my 2009 and 2010 students, that was brutal https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat">..data overload!

7/10 Students who were fresh out of high school had to be quickly made aware of the magnitude of what they had signed up for. Mistakes with human life cannot be easily corrected. So I had to exert a certain degree of pressure so that people would quickly adapt.

8/10 To do that I gave them something to fight, an enemy to vanquish, it could have been to prove me wrong, or to conquer that hard question in the exam. They needed something to chase so that they would work hard to win. It was a psychological game in the end. Art of Warhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">!

9/10 At times I meant that I had to be the villain, I would end up with everlasting nicknames https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">.My hope was that one day the students would realize that the little pressure that I had put on them was to prepare them for the unkind reality of human life: second guesses can killhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😰" title="Face with open mouth and cold sweat" aria-label="Emoji: Face with open mouth and cold sweat">

10/10 So my dear friends, it was not my intention to terrorize you and scar you psychologically, I had to “squeeze the greatness out of you”https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">. All of you were unique gems & I learnt many lessons from you. I hope the small deed of being your lecturer added something of valuehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✌️" title="Victory hand" aria-label="Emoji: Victory hand">.