This Thursday is National Checklist Day. The one day a year Americans celebrate their love of crossing off meaningless boxes while quietly ignoring the things that actually matter. In this week’s Work In ProgMess, we investigate the nation’s most productive form of procrastination. Highlights include: ✅ Offices honoring the holiday by adding “celebrate National Checklist Day” to their checklists. ✅ A CEO who forgot to check “listen to employees.” ✅ And Derek, who achieved enlightenment after crossing off “make a checklist.” But beneath the sarcasm (and the unchecked boxes) there’s a truth: A checklist can track what you did, but not why you’re doing it. So before you tick that next box, pause. Ask if it’s still pointing toward something that matters—or just keeping you busy enough to feel like it does. 📬 Read the full issue here → https://bit.ly/3X0kfAt and forward it to someone whose to-do list is longer than their lunch break. #WorkInProgMess #Satire #Productivity #Leadership #ModernWork
