Last Night A Checklist Saved My Life – STP026

Episode 26 - In this episode, we have a look at the humble checklist. In today's complex and sophisticated life, we often have equally complex solutions. However, sometimes there's still a place for the simple checklist. It can be a lifesaver, and in certain circumstances - literally.

Some of the stuff in there is:



• Why should we consider checklists?
• Who uses them
• Our brain and why it needs help at times
• We considered the Psychology Today article on why we only retain certain information
• What you've got in common with an airline pilot, a doctor, a diver - and me
• The solutions we come up with to make allowances for our brain's limitations
• Beans
• The tragedy which caused the airline pilot checklist to come into existence
• The Art Of Manliness - their ideas about checklists
• Atul Gawande, author of - The Checklist Manifesto
• Gawande's Ted talk
• Malcolm Gladwell's review of his book
• You can order The Checklist Manifesto from Amazon UK here
• Or you can order it from Amazon USA here
• That bumbling dufus and his report this week
• My checklists - the podcast, travelling
• Ideas about what you could consider making simpler with checklists
• Cleaning routines
• Morning routine
• Checklists for Kids in the morning
• Xmas Day
• Photographer/Filmmaker's checklist
• Holiday checklists - packing or actions before the holiday
• First Aid kits
• Entertaining
• Finances
• Networking
• Blogging or online content checklists
• How to manage them - from paper to apps
• Evernote
• Nozbe - this shows you how to set up a template
• Wunderlist
• Alternatives to Wunderlist when it eventually goes :-(
• Atul's guide for creating strong checklists