Checklist Manifesto
Checklist relieves the mind of having to try to remember. Mind is good for so many things, but a bad office to try and store things that you need to remember constantly. By creating checklist you are removing the cognitive pressure, and carefully select better over time those things that really matter most to you and start making small incremental progress on those items.
Checklist helps you to perform in a smooth and effortless manner
Steps in creating a Checklist
- Observe your process
- Record your process
- Refine your process by actually doing it
- Teach your process to others
Example
- Journal Writing
- Creating a Project
- Travel
- Should I say Yes?
Parts
- Pre Tasks
- Pause Point - Moments in a process that you can catch a problem before there’s anything you can do about it.
- During
- Post Tasks
Checklist is not equal Todo list