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I've heard about this book, but I can't decide whether it'll be substantive, or just super pop-psychology-ish. Do you think it's worth a read?

Soumya Jain Pop-psych all the way. Let me summarise it for you in two lines :
Checklists are good. Use them.

That's it. …morePop-psych all the way. Let me summarise it for you in two lines :
Checklists are good. Use them.

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Can i have a summary of the checklist?

Maryann This isn't a book that offers "The Checklist" that everyone should use. It's about why and when to use one and how to develop an effective one and how…moreThis isn't a book that offers "The Checklist" that everyone should use. It's about why and when to use one and how to develop an effective one and how to get buy in from a team and use it so it works. It's also a very good and not very long read. (less)

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Is this a good resource for a caregiver who is looking to help someone with issues like the brain-fog of chronic pain? or post-stroke memory and cognition issues?

Cyril Danthi This book is not a good resource for a care giver as this book doesn't recommend any solutions. However reading this book, one can think how a checkli…moreThis book is not a good resource for a care giver as this book doesn't recommend any solutions. However reading this book, one can think how a checklist could be developed for a specfic cause with some examples. The checklist should be able to guide and control to achieve the purpose. (less)

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Is it worth reading this book if I'm already convinced that checklists are good?

Nikita Maybe a cursory read - I also use checklist, at least sometimes. I found it interesting to hear about how aviation industry experience of checklist cr…moreMaybe a cursory read - I also use checklist, at least sometimes. I found it interesting to hear about how aviation industry experience of checklist crestion. The book is also full of arguments that you can borrow to help make a point to others about benefits of checklists. (less)

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