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Checklist: Test Your Tasks

  1. Select a task that you do often.
  2. Break it down into 10 steps or fewer.
  3. Determine if you need a Read-Do (read then do it) or a Do-Confirm (do the items then use the checklist after to confirm).
  4. Test your checklist by using it 3 times.
  5. Update the checklist each time you use it, as necessary.
  6. Remove friction.

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