“The Checklist Manifesto” is written by Atul Gawande. The book emphasizes on human productivity. Add the content to the author’s unique style of writing and we get a masterpiece. But like other books, a lot of time is required to explore the entire details of the book.
some fascinating quotes from “The Checklist Manifesto”
- “Facts have proof that even the experts have gained from analyzing their mistake and rectifying it, the question is will they do it?”
- “Checklists can act as a backup for anyone, even the experts, so that they don’t commit mistakes thereafter.”
- “Checklists tend to have a cognitive effect on the actions.”
- “They help us realize the mental flaws inherent in all of us, that is, flaws of memory attention and thoroughness.”
- “The main problem that arises during complex situations is the lack of understanding. This could be dangerous if not solved early on in the process.”
- “Experience will teach us that under true complexity, the problems can’t be solved by a single individual.”
- “Checklists boost the accuracy of the task and thus they help us achieve perfection even with the lack of talent.”
- “In a workplace people need to be good to each other but the most important element required is discipline.”
- “Discipline is the hardest quality to be obtained. It is harder than kindness, co operation and even selflessness ”
- “Humans are naturally flawed and inconsistent creatures. “
- “Humans being inconsistent are definitely not deisciplined.”
- “Humans are inclined to novelty and entertainment; they are not fit for a scheduled life.”
- “Discipline has to be developed through consistent effort over time.”
- “A single person is fallible but teamwork can remove this problem.”
- “Good checklists are always precise. This is the reason they can be useful to the experts as they can be a reliable back up.”
- “Good checklists do not spell out everything, as a checklists is basically a routine with details.”
- “Good checklists provide reminders of only the most critical and important steps”
- “Even highly skilled professional could miss out on certain details sometimes, and this where the checklists come in handy.”
- “The best part of good checklists is that they are practical.”
- “We can’t execute everything we know as the sheer volume of the knowledge is itself beyond our ability. We’ll need a checklist as a source of reminder.”
- “People don’t generally like checklists.”
- “It is painstaking to make an accurate checklist.”
- “Checklists are definitely not fun.”
- “When a person turns away from saving lives or money, it is certain that there is something deeper and visceral going on.”
- “Experts tend to ignore checklists as they feel it is beneath them to use a checklist.”
- “Checklists are a counter to the generally held beliefs of individual greatness.”
- “The idea of heroism needs improvising as the truly great have always had a backup like a checklist or any other form to reinforce them.”
- “Checklists can be both good and bad.”
- “Bad checklists are vague, improper, long and futile. They just become a burden in the long run.”
- “When Desk jockeys with no awareness make checklists without understanding the true meaning of a checklist, they can be called bad checklists.”
- “Bad checklists spell out every detail Instead of providing important remainders which in turn make people dependent and less efficient.”
- “Good are precise. They are useful in difficult situations because of their efficiency and the fact that they are ‘to the point’.”
- “Good checklists only provide the most important remainders instead of spelling them all out.”
- “Good checklists provide remainders which even the most professional employees can miss. They are very practical.”
- “There are two types of checklists. DO-CONFIRM checklists and READ-DO checklists.”
- “Team members can do their jobs even if they are separated, provided they have enough knowledge and experience to pull that off.”
- “An efficient team always has a checklist as a backup so as to confirm if the job is done and whether they left out anything or not.”
- “A READ-DO list is more like a recipe. People using this type of list keep on referring to the list before doing the task.”
- “Both the types of checklists have their own significance and their relevance has to be kept in mind before creating a new checklist.”
- “Science has filled in enough knowledge, so much, that sometimes lack of aptitude can be passed as ignorance.”
- “Complexity demands the use of a checklist so as to maintain the efficiency and accuracy at the maximum.”
- “Humans are plagued by frequent errors, careless mistakes and inefficient workers. A checklist will be a good solution.”
- “Working hard has been the solution to erase most problems since a long time. It’s time people concentrate on a systematic way to get things done.”
- “Misconceptions does and are bound to arise regarding how a checklists are useful in a complex line of work.”
- “Checklists are not a comprehensive how to guides, they are basically a set of remainders recorded in an order.”
- “Checklists are the best and the most efficient way to cover up the few deficiencies, if any in the work of experts.”
- “Checklists are swift, usable and resolutely modest and thus they are helping thousands of workers everyday.”
- “We have accumulated a stupendous amount of knowledge and we need a checklist to execute the knowledge efficiently.”
- “Checklists, if put in the hands of the most efficient and skilled hands can produce amazing or rather stupefying results.”
- “Avoidable failures are demoralizing and frustrating, and checklists can eliminate them.”
- “Checklists are an easy way to help even the most inexperienced workers to successfully complete the task.”
- “They are helpful to experts in complex processes where remembering everything is a hassle or downright impossible.”
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