Checklists
Here is what Wikipedia has to say:
A checklist is a type of job aid used in repetitive tasks to reduce failure by compensating for potential limits of human memory and attention.
I think that watching aircraft accident documentaries on Youtube helped me to appreciate the power and efficiency of this format. Checklists are essential in safety-critical contexts, but I started to believe that they are very useful in lower-risk circumstances as well.
In particular, notice this part in the definition: “compensating for potential limits of human memory”. I am going to assume that you are continuously trying to improve in what you do – you study resources, discuss with peers, learn trough experience… But human memory is not perfect and we need tools to counteract this sad fact.
So here is an altered definition for my purposes:
A checklist is a brief and compact collection of rules or actions serving as a reminder of previously acquired knowledge whenever a particular procedure or activity is performed.
I want to compile a list of checklists exactly for this goal. Each checklist will be a separate page so it can be bookmarked for a quick access. By definition, the items will be brief and compact which means that they won’t be exhaustive or include explanation and motivation. For that I will always try to back them up by links to external resources for further study. My main motivation is to create checklists for myself but I hope that they will be useful for you as well.