Most of the factors are ubiquitous in modern-day life such as stress, rushing, and information overload. Therefore, our modern life is already susceptible to missing key information and making stupid mistakes.

All factors are present in US hospitals. Medical errors are the third-leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.

• Recognize and know that you are in ”the stupid zone”
• Pause. Just sit. Stop, before leaving your environment. If you can’t sit still for a minute, you don’t have the time not to!
• Have a buddy whose job is to watch us. That is their only task, and can’t have the same responsibi...