I'm a big fan of shisa kanko [1] as practiced by Japanese rail workers. Every time I go to make a change to a critical system I deliberately say out loud what I

I'm a big fan of shisa kanko [1] as practiced by Japanese rail workers. Every time I go to make a change to a critical system I deliberately say out loud what I'm connected to, what I'm about to do, and why I'm doing it as I confirm these assertions before taking action. If at all possible I have somebody else on the call watching. I'm sure it looks goofy to my colleagues but I'd like to think that it helps to avoid these types of mistakes. [1] https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-japan-trains https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-j...