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Comment by Rendello 3 days ago

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This reminds me of an article I read [1] where a surgeon, deciding his skills had room for improvement and lives could be bettered by honing those skills, had a retired surgeon come in occasionally and coach him. The external perspective and quick feedback improved his confidence and outcomes, and he convincingly advocated that practice.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/10/03/personal-best

cryzinger 2 days ago

That's also by Gawande! (And a great article, too.)

If you liked that, here's my own recommendation for something he's written: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/08/02/letting-go-2

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