Shoutout to a simple checklist that saved my shipping process

I always thought checklists were for people who couldn't remember things, you know? Last spring I was running a small Etsy operation out of my basement in Portland and kept messing up orders. I'd forget to double check the address or miss a fragile sticker. One bad week I had three returns because of packing mistakes. My buddy who runs a warehouse told me to just write down every step on a whiteboard. I did it half heartedly at first but after I stuck to it for a month my errors dropped from 12 percent to almost zero. Now I have a laminated sheet that takes me 30 seconds to glance at before each shipment. Has anyone else found a super basic tool that fixed a big headache in their workflow?

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ramirez.sage2mo ago

Did it feel weird at first to write down stuff you thought you already knew?

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gavincampbell2mo ago

You said "did it feel weird" like this was some deep life changing experience. Nah, not really. It's just putting words on paper, it's not that serious. I already knew the stuff but writing it down just helped me organize my thoughts a little better. Honestly the only weird part was trying to read my own handwriting after. Do you really think it needs to feel weird for it to be useful?

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