The best technique I use for “being careful” is to imagine the ways something could go wrong (e.g., my fingers slip and I drop something, I trip on my feet/cord/stairs, I get distracted for second, etc.). By imagining the specific ways something can go wrong, I feel much less likely to make a mistake.
In the HUGR, I’ve included the advice “learn the sad stories of your lab as soon as possible”—the most painful mistakes others, past and present, have made in the course of action. Helpful as a specific “ways things can go wrong” list.
The best technique I use for “being careful” is to imagine the ways something could go wrong (e.g., my fingers slip and I drop something, I trip on my feet/cord/stairs, I get distracted for second, etc.). By imagining the specific ways something can go wrong, I feel much less likely to make a mistake.
In the HUGR, I’ve included the advice “learn the sad stories of your lab as soon as possible”—the most painful mistakes others, past and present, have made in the course of action. Helpful as a specific “ways things can go wrong” list.