Source of Peace; Day751; Importance of Checklist; Brent on Interstate

THEREFORE, SINCE we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).  Romans 5:1

Checklist in Action, US Airways Flight 1549
The Checklist Manifesto 
Kindle for PC Application

The Importance of Checklist

I’ve completed reading The Checklist Manifesto today and my whole perspective of problem solving and dealing with difficult and challenging tasks has changed.  When you get a chance, read the book yourself to gain insights of what a simple checklist can do for you.  I am familiar with a few topics that the author mentioned in the book and I just did not have a profound example of what a real checklist can do in a dire situation.  Reading the book was still a value added activity this week and I wish more topics like this one comes my way.  Knowledge is power, knowledge about the importance of writing a good checklist and doing it are two different things. It is time to take action – create and simplify a checklist.   I have several ideas popping in my mind already about a particular checklist for work related tasks.  Yes, we have Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in place at work but having a simplified checklist in a one-page document I think is far more powerful.  Of course training is required for each individual handling the situation but having a checklist at hand is a great advantage. I need to create a checklist on how to do a checklist for work and home. ;-0

I’ve provided a video link about the investigation/reenactment of Flight 1549 crash landing at Hudson river.  The event showed that executing a well written checklist can save lives.  It’s a long video but be patient and observe how the pilot and the co-pilot handle the deadly event which resulted to zero fatality.

Brent completed a risky driving task today – he drove for at least two hours in various road condition and environment.  The finale of the driving session today was a 12-mile driving in IH35 [interstate highway 35]. It was a little scary at first but as he began to follow the flow of traffic on a Sunday afternoon commute, he feels like he has the skills to be on the road already.  He committed a few minor mistakes but nothing life threatening.  Todays mileage is roughly 80 miles. Kudos to the $9.00 “Student Driver” magnetic sign that I purchased for this training.   The sign provided a simple “STAY AWAY” message when in close proximity driving on a busy road, drivers are not tailgating us any longer.

Quadrant I-Urgent and Important
Rest
Celebration Church
Finish reading “The Checklist Manifesto”
Data Recovery
Backup notebook E4200 and E6400

Reading List
The Checklist Manifesto p.211 of 211, Completed
Systems Thinking-Managing Chaos p.121 of 374
Data Protection 2010 Step By Step p.39 of 360
Definitive Guide to Monitoring Datacenter p.0 of 111

0700, End of Sleep,
0715, Study Romans 5:1 [read more]
0800, Read
0900, Celebration Church
1000, Celebration Church
1100, Driver’s Training with Brent
1200, Driver’s Training with Brent
1300, Lunch
1500, Nap
1700, Read The Checklist Manifesto
1800, Finish The Checklist Manifesto, p.211
1900, Mow yard
2000, Yard work
2100, Data recovery, dead notebook hard drive