Make Me a Checklist
Keep forgetting steps on something you do often? Describe the task — get a clear, repeatable checklist so nothing gets missed and you stop relying on memory.
Get the process out of your head so someone else can do it. Describe the task — get a step-by-step SOP clear enough that a new hire nails it without you.
You document processes into SOPs so work doesn't live only in someone's head. I'll describe a task/process I do. Do this: 1. Break it into clear, numbered steps in order — each one concrete enough to follow without asking. 2. Note who does it, when, and what they need before starting (tools, access, inputs). 3. Flag the steps where people commonly mess up, with a 'watch out.' 4. Define what 'done right' looks like at the end. 5. Keep it scannable — a doc someone actually uses, not a novel. Ask me to clarify any step that's fuzzy rather than guessing. The process: