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mandog
<p>With apologies to the other <a href="http://www.quickmba.com/mgmt/7hab/">7 habits people </a>. </p>
<p>I work with a person who is often NOT careful in his work. Beyond that he does well. When he asks “How can I be more careful?”, We usually answer. “That is up to you to figure out” After some thought, I’m not sure this is the right approach.</p>
<p> Those of us who think of ourselves as careful and methodical sometimes assume this habit is innate. We forget what it was that made us careful. Perhaps it was a teacher who kept returning our work until it was without error. Perhaps was it getting tired of spending years of flailing around. Perhaps it was a textbook on mathematics.</p>
<p> Because we forget what made us careful, we assume people who are not careful can never learn this habit. </p>
<p> Here is a list of questions, a sort of checklist to help a person become more careful. </p>
<ol>
<li> Am I responsible for getting it right? </li>
<li> Did I take the needed time? </li>
<li> Did I read the docs well enough?</li>
<li> Did I make a backup?</li>
<li> How can I test this hypothesis?</li>
<li> Am I following the reason for the rules?</li>
<li> Did I read what is on the screen?</li>
</ol>
<p><small><b>updated:</b></small> removed non AsCII chars & added a missing verb</p>
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