Why do I need to start using Checklist

Checklists are powerful. Checklists can help execute organized knowledge.

It is a systematic approach of creating and maintaining a functional checklist to complete a task that will reduce errors and increase the chances of achieving the best outcome, whether in flying planes, cooking, constructing giant structures or performing surgery.

Checklists significantly reduce the potential cost of human mistakes.

Investment managers and venture capitalists that show that they use checklists are much more successful than those that don’t.

I propose that checklists could be beneficial in every aspect of life and business. They work by simply making sure that key simple steps are accomplished, and by freeing your brain from concerning itself about the easy stuff (since the checklist will catch anything you miss). This frees the brain to think about the hard stuff, and able to deal with complications more directly.

Fundamentally, time after time, in study after study… checklists WORK.

Checklists should only include items that are obvious but are often forgotten!

It would be nice if humans were perfect and never forgot important details, but we are not.

Use checklists to avoid errors and make use of complex knowledge in an effective way.

We should stop acting like we are infallible and implement a simple checklist.