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“The volume and complexity of what we know has exceeded our individual ability to deliver its benefits correctly, safely, or reliably.” - Atul Gawande

“One essential characteristic of modern life is that we all depend on systems—on assemblages of people or technologies or both—and among our most profound difficulties is making them work.” - Atul Gawande

“Sometime over the last several decades—and it is only over the last several decades—science has filled in enough knowledge to make ineptitude as much our struggle as ignorance.” - Atul Gawande

“Checklists seem able to defend anyone, even the experienced, against failure in many more tasks than we realized.” - Atul Gawande











***Don't Miss Gawande's in-depth look at the effective simplicity of the mighty checklist and its necessity in our increasingly complicated world. Absorb his knowledge easily through this FastReads' summary!***


Atul Gawande takes the reader through the chaos of the surgical ward, the intricate design of a skyscraper, and the secretive world of million-dollar investment firms in his search for something everyone is looking a solution to information rapidly getting out of control. He draws you in with elaborate tales of disasters caught in time and seamlessly weaves the experiences of people in diverse fields to make a compelling case for the adoption of checklists to prevent dumb mistakes and make life easier. Any professional struggling to keep up with the demands of an ever-changing industry will find inspiration in the proven success of this humble tool.

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Published December 14, 2016

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August 1, 2018
Very effective and efficient

It provided a quick read and synopsis of the meat and potatoes of the book. I finished it while I sat getting my hair done at the salon.
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Summary of The Checklist Manifesto [Kindle Unlimited] — FastReads (9 chapters) July 23, 2019

Yes! I am reviewing a cheat book on another book. I have never read this kind of books before, but I really was interested in the original book, but didn’t want to slog through it.

It was very much worth reading this book. It hits the main points of the nine chapters and has bullet one line sentence summaries at the end.

The basic gist: checklists are very important in all aspects of work. A basic checklist can save lives and reduce errors.

If you want to understand The Checklist Manifesto, this is a good and fast book to read.

Three stars. (Because reading the whole, original book is always the best.)
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September 5, 2021
Excellent, highly recommended!

This is a FANTASTIC summary of the book, it hones down into the essential aspects! I have read the original book and this summary really does a great job to remind key points and I would think for those who have not read the book, triggers their curiosity.
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November 15, 2017
The checklist of Manifesto.

The book enlightens about the importance of a checklist in our day today activities! Highly educative to people engaged in any field. The author has done enormous in-depth studies for the benefit of every institution and every individual.
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June 22, 2019
A good synopsis

Having some general knowledge of the background this synopsis was good enough that I don't feel the need for the extraneous detail. I have always been a fan of this general concept and it's nice to see some empirical data supporting it.
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March 3, 2018
Good quick read

This is an easy read and you can implement everything you learn pretty easy. Being a systems guy myself I would highly recommend.
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September 27, 2023
thank you!

the original book was a boring read pulled with long, boring, over told stories. this is how the original book should have been written. this summary was great.
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