Déformation Professionnelle

We view the world through the lens of our profession — applying our specialized tools even in domains where they are inappropriate, irrelevant, or counterproductive.

• A lawyer sees every new social interaction as a potential liability.
• An economist evaluates a charity dinner in terms of economic efficiency and deadweight loss.
• A surgeon's solution to every problem is surgery — not because it is always best, but because surgery is what surgeons know and do.