Checklists are both good and bad depending on how you look at it. They allow you to focus more on the task at hand as you are not focusing on the mulitple tasks

Checklists are both good and bad depending on how you look at it. They allow you to focus more on the task at hand as you are not focusing on the mulitple tasks required for you to do. Many productivity gurus speak about the reasons of success when it comes to checklists. Psychologically the main reason is that your brain delivers a boost of dopamine when you complete a task. Now as anything can, you can become addicted to this dopamine and hence when you complete a task without crossing something off of your checklist you won't feel as good as you would with one. Is it a serious addiction? Definitely not, but it is something to consider.