A review by lifepluspreston
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

4.0

The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande--Truly I cannot think of two works by the same author that hit such different notes tonally. Being Mortal by Gawande was an emotionally resonant book about aging and the ways we as a society and medical profession fail the oldest among us. This book, by contrast, is a manual for the private sector masquerading as a more general self-help book. That's not to say that it's not worthwhile, the anecdotes, largely from the medical and airline industries, demonstrate the author's idea that well-designed checklists save lives. Maybe I need to be less haphazard when packing for work trips. Thumbs up.