Do you have a job around the house or at your office that you try to do but you forget a little something each time? Do you end up wasting time redoing the job?
Pilots verify, before take-off, all the prescribed maneuvers are completed in order with a pre-flight checklist (Can you imagine if they didn’t do it?). In the New England Journal of Medicine (Volume 360:491-499 January 29, 2009 Number 5) an article explains that when doctors go through specific checklists before, during and after surgery, the mortality rate and complications after surgery are significantly diminished.
Even if you’re not a pilot or doctor, you can profit from making a checklist. With your checklist you will never forget an important step and you will be able to do complete the job correctly the first time.
