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The Simple Genius of Checklists

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Re: The Simple Genius of Checklists

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Post by RedNifre »

snarf21 wrote: post #33
RedNifre wrote: post #23

Can anybody recommend a good checklist app for Android? When I search for "checklist" I only find ToDo-List apps that call themselves "checklist" app. What I'd like is something where you can set a per-checklist timeout after which the list resets everything to unchecked and maybe allow two different ways to view each checklist (or modes): 1. All at once with little check marks that you can check in any order 2. Stri…

What is the timeout that resets the list use case? I'm generally curious.

Just laziness on my part, when you are done with the checklist, get interrupted and start 15 minutes later you might want to still see all the check marks still there, but on the next day, you might be doing a different task.

This needs to be configurable because it depends on task frequency and how long a checked checklist stays relevant.

It might be overkill, just having an easily accessable (but not to easy?) reset button for each list might work as well.

Also, I haven't read the book yet, so my requirements might not be the best.

Re: The Simple Genius of Checklists

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Post by s3r3nity »

RedNifre wrote: post #23

Can anybody recommend a good checklist app for Android? When I search for "checklist" I only find ToDo-List apps that call themselves "checklist" app. What I'd like is something where you can set a per-checklist timeout after which the list resets everything to unchecked and maybe allow two different ways to view each checklist (or modes): 1. All at once with little check marks that you can check in any order 2. Stri…

Workflowy is the gold standard for me on any platform: it's just a simple, infinitely deep outliner, with minimal features by design.

Re: The Simple Genius of Checklists

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Post by mav3rick »

blunte wrote: post #29

But where does one begin to identify the parts of life where a checklist would reduce cognitive load? In IT, some cases are obvious (such as deploying new releases). However, if a process is so repeatable that you could have an accurate checklist, then you could probably automate the process and eliminate the need for the checklist. I would love to know what parts of my life I could relegate to checklists so I could…

Ironically for packing before travel.

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Post by rkangel »

blunte wrote: post #30
rkangel wrote: post #7

I cannot recommend this book enough. It is a great read due to good writing and interesting case studies, and the underlying message is immensely valuable.

Would it help me identify when checklists would be effective, and then how to build a useful checklist? Or is it more about why checklists are good?

Both are covered. It specifically talks about two categories of problems, for which checklists are and aren't useful. Different sorts of checklists and what should and shouldn't be on there is also covered.

Re: The Simple Genius of Checklists

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Post by Waterluvian »

OedipusRex wrote: post #36
Waterluvian wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This sounds like a fun afternoon project for a web or mobile dev. If nobody replies with a quality app that does this, I'm going to make it for myself and share it here.

This is my weekend project this week, ha. I'm reading Checklist Manifesto and decided there wasn't any good app for it. I'll post back here when it's done.

Cool! I was going to do the same. Reach out to me if you want help, code review, or a tester.

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Post by takanori »

zzaner wrote: post #47
takanori wrote: post #46

Has there ever been a platform for experts to build and share checklists and for every/any task?

Not that I know of but I came across this curated compilation of checklists: https://github.com/huyingjie/Checklist-Checklist

Any arguments why this would or wouldn’t work?

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Post by sbjustin »

RedNifre wrote: post #23

Can anybody recommend a good checklist app for Android? When I search for "checklist" I only find ToDo-List apps that call themselves "checklist" app. What I'd like is something where you can set a per-checklist timeout after which the list resets everything to unchecked and maybe allow two different ways to view each checklist (or modes): 1. All at once with little check marks that you can check in any order 2. Stri…

Check out wunderlist. It also syncs to your computer. You could set up a template list and just duplicate from that for each needed instance.
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