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A review by qwu
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
3.0
My mother has always wanted me to become a doctor.
But I was terrible at chemistry in high school. I was, granted, better at biology. Still, I did not stand a chance for medical school. I went to business school instead.
I have never stopped questioning the point of my career, though. As I grow older, I realize how much I regret not having been able to go to medical school. I want to become a doctor. The way Gawande describes his work in his books makes it look like an impossible job. And I like "impossible's".
My good friend from high school, however, did end up going to medical school. She has wanted to drop out on multiple occasions because she did not think it was right for her. She talked of all those wasted years, her lack of talent, and her frustration.
We both at some point, questioned the choices we made for our lives when we were young and had barely seen the world.
It is hard to live a life, doing things you have no passion in. I made my peace. She is working on it.
But I was terrible at chemistry in high school. I was, granted, better at biology. Still, I did not stand a chance for medical school. I went to business school instead.
I have never stopped questioning the point of my career, though. As I grow older, I realize how much I regret not having been able to go to medical school. I want to become a doctor. The way Gawande describes his work in his books makes it look like an impossible job. And I like "impossible's".
My good friend from high school, however, did end up going to medical school. She has wanted to drop out on multiple occasions because she did not think it was right for her. She talked of all those wasted years, her lack of talent, and her frustration.
We both at some point, questioned the choices we made for our lives when we were young and had barely seen the world.
It is hard to live a life, doing things you have no passion in. I made my peace. She is working on it.