Use Checklists To Execute Complex Tasks With Greater Accuracy And Efficiency

Doctor Atul Gawande elaborates on this hack in the Checklist Manifesto: “…the volume and complexity of what we know has exceeded our individual ability to deliver its benefits correctly, safely, or reliably.”

While I might not be performing surgery or operating an aircraft, I use checklists to be more consistent: a publishing checklist, grocery shopping checklist, travel packing checklist…the list goes on. What complex activities do you consistently do where you’d benefit from having a go-to checklist?

Source: Ben Meer