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Paula Rizzo, a TV producer and creator of ListProducer.com, explains why she makes lists obsessively. Operating-room checklists cut surgical errors in half. She's starting a blog to share lists and tips.
Paula Rizzo, a TV producer and creator of ListProducer.com, explains why she makes lists obsessively. Operating-room checklists cut surgical errors in half. She's starting a blog to share lists and tips.
Welcome to ListProducer.com. I'm Paula Rizzo, and just as my website says, I'm a compulsive list maker. I make a list about everything. I'm a TV producer in New York City, and I juggle a lot of projects all at the same time, and I found that having a list really helps me to stay focused and get everything accomplished on deadline. Making lists actually does something to your brain where it uses parts of your brain that may not get used. In the research that I've done, I've noticed that very successful people make lists, and the reason that it works for them is because you're just taking a goal and you're putting it down on paper. If you go into an OR, they have a list for every procedure that needs to happen so that that surgery can be successful. Just a tiny little task of writing something down will help you remember it and help you set a goal to actually do it. If just one person writes down one thing on a Post-it note from this, then I've done my job. So I decided to start this blog, and I'm gonna be posting information and lists, and I'd love to hear back from you and see what you think. Thanks for watching.
