Audio:  A surgeon's notes on performance

In his new book, Better: A surgeon's notes on performance, bestselling author Atul Gawande explores how his experiences in the medical field have helped him formulate a set of criteria for self improvement.

Gawande joined MSNBC.com's Will Femia to talk about the themes and lessons of Better and how they might apply to those of us who aren't surgeons.

***iTunes/Quicktime users, this is a big file so there may be a delay while the file loads.

MORE FROM CHAT TRANSCRIPTS

Chat Transcripts Section Front

Audio: The genius of America Audio:  Ad planet Audio:  Last chance for Earth Audio:  The lure of the lemmings Audio:  Your mind's map of 'me' Audio:  The book on Guinness Audio: The forgotten war against Chinese Americans Audio:  My dog, my teacher Audio:  Arianna Huffington on 'Becoming fearless' Audio: Lost liberals Chat Transcripts Section Front   Add Chat Transcripts headlines to your news reader: