add links to extended reviews of Checklist Manifesto for #9

checklists.md

@@ -3,34 +3,55 @@
 ## Intro
 
 In 2009<sup>1</sup> [Atul Gawande](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atul_Gawande)
-wrote a _superb_ book called
-[The Checklist Manifesto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Checklist_Manifesto),
+wrote a _superb_ book titled
+[The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Checklist_Manifesto),
 which is a _must-read_
-for anyone interested in personal effectiveness.
+for anyone interested in _effectiveness_
+both on a _personal_ level and in _any_ field of work.
 The concepts in the book are simple,
 both to understand and explain.
-Atul does a superb job of explaining
+Atul does a excellent job of explaining
 how several industries/sectors/professions
 use checklists to perform complex high-stakes tasks
 precisely, repeatably and virtually error-free.
 
+
 There are several good reviews/summaries of the book online.
 One of my favourite summaries is by Nathan Lorenzo (Productivity Game):
 
 [![checklist-manifesto-summary](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/56947637-b1a73c80-6b25-11e9-9262-9b1d9e851900.png)](https://youtu.be/18ns58FyPmY)
 https://youtu.be/18ns58FyPmY
 
+> "How do we heal medicine?"" | Atul Gawande's TED Talk:
+https://youtu.be/L3QkaS249Bc <br />
+> Extended book review/summary: https://youtu.be/KUv1o-d1m40 <br />
+> NPR "Checklist For Surgery Success":
+https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122226184 <br />
+> Praise form several high profile leaders
+[Vinod Khosla](https://twitter.com/vkhosla/status/222469073806700544),
+[Bill Gates](https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Checklist-Manifesto),
+[Shane Parrish](https://fs.blog/2014/02/the-checklist-manifesto),
+[Malcolm Gladwell](http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto), etc.
+
 The book details how checklists were developed independently in
-several industries: aviation, engineering/construction, finance,
-medicine, etc.
+several industries:
+aviation,
+engineering,
+construction,
+finance,
+medicine,
+etc.
 
 A good checklist is:
-+ Practical
-+ Concise
++ Practical -  
++ Concise - focus on the important parts of the task
++ Speedy - it should not add "overhead" to the task/activity.
 + 5–9 items (_though they can be longer when necessary, see below_)
-+ 1 page max
++ 1 page max -
++ A clear "Pause Point" where you stop during the completion
++ _Supplement_ existing knowledge and expertise not _replace_ it.
 + Uses Upper- & Lowercase
-+ _Tested_ in the real world
++ _Field-Tested_ in the real world
 
 
 Ten years later it remains a "`#1` Best Seller"
@@ -57,13 +78,13 @@ the numbers_.
 
 # _Why?_
 
-## Why does it _matter_ that this book is so popular?
+## Why does this _matter_?
 
-If it's _obvious_ to you why this book
+If it's _obvious_ to you why Atul's book
 and checklists in general _matter_,
-then feel free to skim/skip this.
-If you find yourself scratching your head
-as to _why_ this fact is important,
+then feel free to skim/skip this section.
+If you found yourself scratching your head
+as to _why_ checklists are important,
 consider the following recent news article:
 
 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-47953541
@@ -81,24 +102,40 @@ which it attributed to the implementation of a safety checklist.
 > Dr Atul Gawande, who introduced the checklist and co-authored the study, published in the British Journal of Surgery, said: "Scotland's health system is to be congratulated for a multi-year effort that has produced some of the largest population-wide reductions in surgical deaths ever documented." <br />
 > Prof Jason Leitch, NHS Scotland's national clinical director, added: "This is a significant study which highlights the reduction in surgical mortality over the last decade. <br />
 > "While there are a number of factors that have contributed to this, it is clear from the research that the introduction of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008 has played a key role."
-> The BBC Article is a very close copy of:
+> The BBC Article is a very similar to:
 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/w-hda041719.php
-![surgical-mortality-checklist](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/56961132-d661db00-6b4a-11e9-8832-9416c5dcf848.png)
+<!--
+![surgical-mortality-checklist](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/56961132-d661db00-6b4a-11e9-8832-9416c5dcf848.png) -->
 
-Sadly most of the journal articles are behind extortionate paywalls.
-But the research findings are available.
+Sadly while most medical journal articles
+are behind _extortionate_
+[paywalls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paywall),
+the research findings/summary are freely available.
 A patient death rate of 0.46% is still not _zero_,
-but let's look at how many lives this has saved:
+but let's look at how many lives this has saved
+just in Scotland:
 + 0.46% x 1.37 = 0.63%
 + 0.63 - 0.46 = 0.17
 + 6.8m x 0.17% = ***11,560 people's lives saved!!***
 
+This is one study in Scotland
+which already had good standards
+of patient care.
+Since the initial checklist was tested
+in the pilot study in 2008
+it has been rolled out to _thousands_ of hospitals.
+_Millions_ of lives have been saved by a humble checklist!
+https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-010708/en
+
+Checklists are as effective at saving lives
+as an _wonder drug_ that took _billions_ to develop.
+The simplicity is almost
 
 
 The 19-item World Health Organization safety checklist
 described in the article is this:
-
 https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/44186/9789241598590_eng_Checklist.pdf
+
 ![who-surgery-checklist](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/56948566-68a4b780-6b28-11e9-8c36-4411928e61df.png)
 
 > Notice how at the bottom of the single-page checklist it says:
@@ -119,34 +156,44 @@ with over a 1k points
 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19682451
 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/56955462-672fbb00-6b39-11e9-904e-86fdcc276d7a.png)
 
+The top comment has an insightful description of checklists:
+"_a way to **debug your life**_".
+
 Reading through the comments on HN,
 it's clear that _many_ engineers understand the
 benefits/power of a checklist in their work/lives,
 however there are still a few who remain to be convinced.
 
+
 <!--
 The top _negative_ review on Amazon shows how some people
 just don't "_get_" it. Anthony J. Vera
 
 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/56947949-853ff000-6b26-11e9-94b5-927daa7c5184.png)
 
-This
+The most _helpful_ review is:
+![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/56963336-9140a780-6b50-11e9-8a27-6f209e2a61fe.png)
 
--->
 
+-->
 
+Atul's book "The Checklist Manifesto",
+is his attempt to make the benefits of checklists
+more widespread in more areas of life and society.
 
 
 ## Why do _we_ care about checklists?
 
 We care about checklists because
 they are the _single_ most effective way of achieving _any_ objective.
 
-
+Anything from giving a housekeeper instructions
+for how to use the
 
 
 ## "Old Dogs, New Tricks"
 
+One of the areas I'm _most_ excited about is learning/teaching!
 
 
 
@@ -170,14 +217,28 @@ to people and organisations who want a
 
 # _How?_
 
+## Basic
+
 We will _start_
 by building a _basic_ "Todo List",
 we have already written the "beginner-level" example
 see: [github.com/dwyl/todo-list-javascript-tutorial](https://github.com/dwyl/todo-list-javascript-tutorial)
 Our intention with the "Todo List JavaScript (TDD) Tutorial"
-is three-fold:
+is _three_-fold:
 1. Show the _general_ developer population,
-and complete beginners _specificaly_, that it's not only _easy_,
-but _incredibly_ effective to write tests _first_.
-2.
-3.
+_both_ complete beginners
+and _experienced_ non-testers,
+that it's not only _easy_,
+but _incredibly_ effective to write tests _first_
+(_before implementing the functionality_).
+2. Show the _users_ of our App
+how a Todo List works from "first principals"
+so they can get a _glimpse_
+of how much effort it takes
+to build a fully-functional
+real-time collaborative task tracker.
+3. Find people who are similarly _passionate_
+about solving the challenge(s)/problem(s)
+we are on a mission to solve.
+
+Our _basic_ Todo List