Using checklists will improve your work and increase your productivity. No more wasted time trying to remember what to do next.

Start using checklists and you will have all these bonus side effects:

• Organization. By making sure you’re not skipping any steps, you’ll stay more organized. You won’t have to go back all the time to check if something “fell between the cracks.”
• Accountability and responsibility . When something goes wrong, you’re able to pinpoint where and when in the process the error happened
• Avoid distractions . If you only do the tasks in the list, you’ll be forced to avoid distractions
• Motivation. Checklists are powerful because they make us take action
• Discipline and consistency . Checklists always assure that the process gets done the correct way. And if there’s a mistake, you’ll be able to find it easily
• Productivity . This is no surprise. If you do your tasks more quickly, efficiently, and with fewer mistakes, you’ll have more time for your other assignments
• Delegation. Delegating tasks will be infinitely easier. With a guide to follow, there’s less room for mistakes and you’ll feel more confident

Oftentimes, to-do lists are disguised as bad checklists.

This is not a checklist. This is a to-do list with checkboxes.