I have found that Atul Gawande is a rarity among professionals because he not only writes very clearly but is also eloquent. I pasted a quote from him in this blog post after having read his latest book, The Checklist Manifesto. In this TED talk, he goes into a lucid discussion about the complexity that a highly trained surgeon encounters today and how this has almost led to definite limits in their ability to perform many functions. The idea he comes up with is not to apply more technology or other fixes but just to use a checklist. As he says it, this has been tested in real surgery conditions across different nations and has had incredible results than one would have guessed. I cannot help but think that a well-thought checklist leads to benefits that surpass a blockbuster drug.
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