I am a big fan of checklists to get things done.  There is a great article by Bill Good just about this topic.  One thing the article mentions that I found fascinating is with any complicated industry a checklist can really cut down on errors.  He mentions how in the medical industry they found by just utilizing a simple checklist that consisted of 5 steps infection rates went from 11 percent to zero over the course of one year.  So how does that apply to you?  In many things in our personal or professional lives we have so many steps to remember that we too can benefit from a checklist, for example when going on vacation.  It is when we forget things that it hurts our confidence in ourselves.  I use checklist all the time.  I use them when I go on vacation and on projects at work all the time.  It helps me to put things on autopilot so that I can then focus on the unexpected things that can come up.  I am for anything that can make my life easier!