What 3 tricks will get people (including yourself) to do things right?
Eric Barker stashed this in Productivity
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Great opening:
It's an important question.
And the answer is not as hard as you might think.
But as you’ll see, a lot of people had to die before someone realized what works.
Definitely worth reading: http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/06/do-things-right/
1. Checklists save us from simple errors.
Eric has written about the power of checklists and Atul Gawande’s excellent book on the subject.
Checklists save lives: http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/06/do-things-right/
2. Put all the required elements for the checklist activities into one accessible place.
Prioritization and organization double effectiveness: http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/06/do-things-right/
3. Automated reminders are powerful.
And something in charge of reminding you — whether it’s a person or an alarm on your phone — can make all the difference.
Automation keeps you from laziness, forgetfulness, and second guessing yourself:
10:54 AM Jun 16 2013