"The Checklist Manifesto" is a must read. Atul Gawande explains the matter of extreme complexity in contemporary life and offers the checklist as a tool to better manage it.
I particularly like this book because the concept is not applicable to a single profession - it is versatile and can benefit nearly anyone or any task. The checklist is not an elementary step by step how to guide, but instead a comprehensive solution that insures critical tasks are met for any endeavor.
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