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This book was published in 2009 and was a NYT best seller. Somehow I missed it back then, only to discover it about a month ago. It’s quite a read.
The topic sounds pretty boring and maybe a bit nerdy. I mean, how tough is it to make and use a checklist, right? We use them all that time.
That’s what I thought before opening it for the first time. However, the author does a pretty fine job of discussing the development of the concept and its effective application in a wide variety of settings; and why checklists are literally saving lives and many, many dollars. I found it to be engaging and thought-provoking.
Most importantly, the book is not just about checklists. It’s really about our behavior, especially how we communicate, and why checklists are fundamentally important to getting even seemingly simple things right.
Of course most of us here use and have used checklists to varying degrees. Probably none moreso than @Spareparts, @Erik the Awful, and @Road Trip, in one of the most vital roles in aviation: making sure that an aircraft is actually ready for safe flight, before it leaves the ground. And that’s one of the contexts that the author uses to support his thesis.
How does this apply to those of us who drive, maintain, and rely upon our older vehicles? My response is that it got me to look anew at the whole process of developing and using checklists in my daily life, including working on and troubleshooting my GMT400s. An effective checklist is a proven way of saving time, money, and aggravation.
My brief review doesn’t do this book justice; but I strongly recommend reading it, even if you’re a seasoned user of checklists. There’s a lot more to the process than I had imagined. I’ll never look at a checklist in quite the same way again.