Checklists are hard (but still a good thing)

Re:Checklists are hard (but still a good thing) by pydry on Thursday July 24, 2025 @08:14AM (#44669728)

Wow. I independently came up with something almost identical for identical reasons, including the checklists for months out, weeks out, day before, etc.

I also have job interview checklists, beginning / ending job checklists, end of month checklists (for repetitive admin).

For all of these the checklist template is something I edit after one of these events after thinking "man, I wish I'd thought to do X" or "I wish Id thought of doing X earlier than I did".

It's also an amazing coping mechanism for ADHD.

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Re:Checklists are hard (but still a good thing) by kstrauser on Thursday July 24, 2025 @10:07AM (#44670876)

That’s exactly how I ended up doing this. Otherwise I’d be all stressed that my excitement-addled brain was forgetting something, which it inevitably was. Now I have more concrete work to do before a trip, but it’s easier and far less stressful.

OMG. I showed my friends the wiki I made for a recent job hunt with details about every job, every person I talked to, a status page for “initial contact”/“recruiter screen”/“tech screw”/… etc companies, and a timeline of events. Some responded in horror. Others started taking notes. I’ve never been a PM, but I PMed the “get a job” to the extreme.

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