Things I Learned From Dr. House About Life Through Puzzles

As many of you know, these days you can find me watching House in my free time.

For those of you unfamiliar with House, it's a medical drama that was broadcast from 2004 to 2012 on FOX that starred Hugh Laurie (my second current celebrity boyfriend) as Dr. House, a misanthropic diagnostician who could always figure out the puzzle the symptoms of a patient put in front of him. With amazing performances by Laurie as well as the supporting cast like Robert Sean Leonard (my first current celebrity boy toy), Lisa Edelstein, Jesse Spencer, and others House was a hit for all of its eight season run.

I blogged earlier on how I got into House, so this post is about what House taught me about the medical world as well as life. 

First: Never give up. Even if you're certain you've lost everything you have keep going. You'll surprise yourself about what you can endure and you'll triumph with enough determination and hard work.

Second:Things are never as they originally seem. Maybe it's a diagnosis House thought he got right but then a new symptom appears to disprove his theory or maybe you end up going to college and it's not what you expected. This just leads you to investigation so you can figure put the right answer.

Third: Everybody lies. I lie, so do you. It's a fact.

Fourth: Everyone dies. An interesting thing about the human race is we think we're immortal, but that is so far off. The faster you accept your mortality the faster you can get to living like every day is your last and you appreciate more.

Fifth: People need to earn your trust. Don't hand it to them on a silver platter, because when you do they take advantage of it and you get hurt. Be guarded just enough to protect yourself from being hurt when it's not necessary. It's inevitable that you will be hurt in life, but not as often if you make people work for your trust.

Sixth: Have a group of close friends and stick with them through everything. Period.

Seven: The details are just as important as the big picture; don't neglect things you might think are trivial. Most of the time the little things end up being important too.