Re: Chapter summaries at start of doc: yes/no?

[Peter Sturgeon <prsturgeon -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Sarah Bouchier [mailto:Sarah -dot- Bouchier -at- exony -dot- com] noted:

 
> Obviously when I +notice+ that the summary hasn't been updated, I do.
> I've found, however, especially when working with others, that
> forgetting to update the summary to reflect changes made is a fruitful
> source of errors.

So how do we avoid "forgetting?"

I've found that checklists can work---at least it's harder to say you forgot if you have a reminder.

We have a whiteboard on the fridge where we put reminders of chores for our teenage sons, who are prone to "forget" otherwise:)





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