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Lesson 5: Engaging in Rituals

Develop a personal ritual to quiet your chatter during stressful situations. Create a team ritual to do the same.

The TV drama Grey’s Anatomy chronicles the lives of a group of (fictional) doctors. One surgeon, Dr. Shepherd, conducts a ritual prior to each surgery. Every time he walks into the operating room he announces, “It’s a beautiful day to save lives,” almost as if the phrase is sacred to him.

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