The secret superstitions of surgeons: How rituals impact surgical success
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As a surgeon, when I routinely went to the OR, I had a ritual.
I would wake up at the same time every day, pack two hard-boiled eggs and a thermos of coffee in my small leather bag, walk to work via the same route, and swipe into the pre-op area, waving hi to the front desk on my way past.