Steve picked this book up the last time we went to B&N for “coffee.” Dr. Gawande is a general surgeon, and so many of his anectdotes are medical and applicable to Steve’s life. However, being the calendar keeper/schedule maker/color coding freak that I am, the idea of a book about checklists piqued my interest. Needless to say, I finished it within 24 hours of starting it.
Fascinating is all I can say -- how the simplicity of a clear cut highly developed checklist can improve surgical safety, build skyscrapers, save lives of airline passengers, keep investment firms afloat during financial crisis! Amazing.
While it is obvious this book is an asset to medical and/or business professionals (of which I am neither), I would encourage ANYONE to read it. The thesis is just too simple to pass over. (Of course, I’ve been making checklists for years and couldn’t survive without them. Now I am vindicated!)
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