Book: The Checklist Manifesto
Author: Atul Gawande
Key takeaways:
Checklists
- help us avoid us ineptitude–errors borne out us not availing ourselves of readily available knowledge
- elevate baseline performance
Good checklists are :
- NOT manuals
- precise–provide reminders of only the most important steps that even skilled practitioners miss
- espouses “kill your darlings”–does not contain very critical steps that skilled practitioners will remember even without the assist
Best checklists:
- are between 5 – 9 items
- can be read within 60 – 90 seconds, the time after which people start short-cutting
- fit on one piece of paper
