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Atul Gawande

Atul Gawande is an American surgeon, public-health researcher, and staff writer for The New Yorker, known for his work on surgical safety and health systems. He is the author of The Checklist Manifesto and Being Mortal and co-founded Ariadne Labs to improve care delivery.

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Quotes by Atul Gawande

We are social in a more elemental way: simply to exist as a normal human being requires interaction with other people. — Atul Gawande

Human Existence Begins With Social Connection

At the heart of Atul Gawande’s statement is a simple but profound claim: social life is not an added feature of humanity, but one of its basic conditions. To exist as a ‘normal human being,’ he argues, is already to be s...

Created on: 3/29/2026

Build habits that protect your tomorrow from the chaos of today. — Atul Gawande

Habits That Shield Tomorrow From Today's Chaos

Atul Gawande’s exhortation comes from a world where uncertainty can be lethal: the operating room. His core insight is deceptively simple—when the present is turbulent, reliability must be manufactured through deliberate...

Created on: 8/10/2025