"Practice is funny that way. For days and……" — Atul Gawande
"Practice is funny that way. For days and days, you make out only the fragments of what to do. And then one day you've got the thing whole. Conscious learning becomes unconscious knowledge, and you cannot say precisely how."
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58 Quotes by Atul Gawande
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What is the alternative to understanding the complexity of the world?
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Making systems work is the great task of my generation of physicians and scientists. But I would go further and…
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Just using a checklist requires [doctors] to embrace different values from ones we've had, like humility, discipline, teamwork.
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