We’ve been wrong about what our job is in medicine. We think our job is to ensure health and survival. But really it is larger than that. It is to enable well-being. And well-being is about the reasons one wishes to be alive.

Atul Gawande

What Matters in the End

Topic: Self-Cultivation & Health

“We’ve been wrong about what our job is in medicine. We think our job is to ensure health and survival. But really it is larger than that. It is to enable well-being. And well-being is about the reasons one wishes to be alive…” And it’s not just about prolonging life.

Atul Gawande

Atul Gawande is an American surgeon, writer, and public health researcher.

Humanism, Arts and Sciences
Being Mortal

Gawande, Atul. “Atul Gawande - What Matters in the End.” Edited by Krista Tippett, On Being with Krista Tippett, The On Being Project, On Being Studios, Oct. 2017, onbeing.org/programs/atul-gawande-what-matters-in-the-end-oct2017/.

Atul Gawande