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When I read the checklist manifesto I thought it was going to change my life. It didn't because I didn't put it into effect.

Then I thought it would be great if software did the work for me, including communal checklists that people can share with me. (Got a new car, here is a checklist template. Got a new house? Here is the checklist template? Is it an investment property, use this checklist. Oh, that is good for Florida, but in Texas, use this one.)

I found some software that is sort of close but nothing quite there.

Edit: Atul Gawande wrote the book so it is sort of tangentially related. I could make it more relevant by explaining how his checklists make him a general purpose leader or something, but I can't bring myself to do it.



I can recommend Wunderlist, it's quite good for having shared lists etc.

Of course, there's the usual issue of managing the 'chattiness' of the app, but I use it instead of a calendar.


Have you tried Process Street?


Just looked it up. It looks interesting for a company that wants to run a process.

I was thinking more for individuals, and note that the key is having people remember things you may not. For example, if the list has something like check your roof for leaks if its been 15 years or something you may not think of.


It's also something I always wanted after reading that book.


Care to share what you found?


Sure. Well every to-do app has most of the functionality you need (Wunderlist is the one I like the best).

They have annual reminders so you can put a checklist for taxes or something.

BJ Novak has https://li.st/bjnovak/ which is a general list sharing app.

It has the social component that I think would be very useful applied to to-do lists.

Finally, there are ready made list apps which help you maintain your home, health, car, kids, wealth etc.

I wish there was a social market place like li.st for apps like Wunderlist with multiple lists to choose from.


Mulled this idea for quite awhile as the consumer version of an enterprise app I built. PM me if you'd like to chat more on it!


I used Asana when I had a huge trip to plan for and had checklists on top of checklists




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