ryan tan

CEO, Elevate Dental

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

I have learned from experience that the experts, the government, and conventional wisdom are often wrong. ‘Inflation is transitory.” “C19 did not escape from the Wuhan lab.” “@Ukraine will fall in less than a week.” “Its not possible because it hasn’t been done before or because it hasn’t happened before.”

It is often the outlier with no experience in a field that challenges the status quo, that makes the important discovery, that has the unique insight, or creates the transformational innovation.

@elonmusk was not an expert in payments, electric cars or rockets. The ‘experts’ were at Visa, GM and NASA.

When you are part of the establishment, it is hard to challenge the conventional wisdom. You are incentivized not to. And when your economic livelihood can be threatened by an alternative point of view or a new innovation, you are less likely to believe it or its viability.

The greatest opportunities for discovery, innovation, understanding, and profits often exist in the unexplored paths, the unasked and unanswered questions, and in the improbable possibilities.

Our best investments have been: (1) in the stock of a real estate company going bankrupt, (2) from betting that a triple-A rated company was insolvent, and (3) betting that a virus in China would cause a global economic shutdown.

Each of these investments were met with extreme skepticism at the time they were made. In each case, we were the naive ones when we made these investments. We were not bankruptcy investors, experts in bond insurers or credit default swaps, nor did we know anything about viruses or pandemics.

From my experience, knowledge is advanced and insights are gleaned by studying alternative points of view from conventional and unconventional sources of information, and by not discrediting a point of view simply because it comes from someone who is not an accredited member of the relevant establishment, who does not have an advanced degree in the subject at hand, and/or someone whom has been criticized in the media.

In an effort to get to the truth, I try to keep my mind open to alternative possibilities and weigh them against each other. I often find that truth can emerge when two or more articulate and intelligent individuals in an open forum discuss and debate a controversial subject and are required to address unscripted questions from a knowledgeable audience or moderator.

The above is why I added to the pot in attempting to convince @PeterHotez to discuss vaccines with @RobertKennedyJr on @joerogan. I think knowledge will emerge from the discussion that will catalyze further explorations or investigations that will bring us closer to the truth and help us answer questions about vaccine efficacy and safety that remain unsettled for many. And if @PeterHotez is not the best or most knowledgeable advocate for vaccines, then we should find another one.

In getting to the truth, I want to hear from the greatest skeptics and advocates. Both deserve a platform on the path to truth.

And no, I am not an anti-vaxxer.

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

@davidbonifacio Nice! Great insight @davidbonifacio you look great too 😁

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

You cannot steward what you do not understand #Wisdom

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

A sleep expert describes the perfect conditions for falling asleep quicker

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

@davidbonifacio Thanks @davidbonifacio Happy to know that! 😃

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

“You cannot go where you cannot see.” -E.M. #Vision #TheFuture

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

“Your past will be your future until you have the courage to create a new one.” -E.M.

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

@josephbonifacio @davidbonifacio I still believe in Lady Gaga preaching

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

“Don’t try to convince. Have conviction.” -G.V.

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

“Be Strong And Courageous.”

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

2022 is the year where the hybrid church model will simply become church.
#churchtrends

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

Our greatest ministry will come out of our deepest hurt. @RickWarren

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Be a good person. But do not waste time trying to prove it.

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

@davidbonifacio Merry Christmas!

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

@davidbonifacio Looking forward 🙌

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

@davidbonifacio Downloaded all

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

“Calling is about who you are before what you do.” The calling will never change. But the expression of that calling will.

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

@davidbonifacio Powerful! 🙌

[ryan tan @ptrryantan]

@davidbonifacio @josephbonifacio 🔥🔥🔥

[Lysa TerKeurst @LysaTerKeurst]

We can't assess God’s goodness by how our life feels at any given moment. We need to turn to truth instead of our feelings. Only truth is solid, unchanging, and stable through and through.

And the truth of God's Word tells us His plans are good. His ways are good. God is good.