Checklists, for instance, offer a simple way to override…

Checklists, for instance, offer a simple way to override your defaults. Pilots go through a preflight checklist every time they fly. Surgeons go through preoperative checklists every time they operate. You might have a packing checklist every time you travel. In each of these cases, the checklist acts as a safe-guard, forcing us to slow down whatever we're doing and go back to basics: "What am I trying to accomplish? And what are the things I need to accomplish it?" Questions like these are the guardrails that will keep you on the road to success.

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