Steal a checklist
June 4, 2026
The hardest thing about a checklist app isn't checking things off. It's the first item.
You open the app, you stare at the empty box, and you blank. You know you've got routines worth tracking. You can't remember any of them when you're sitting in front of a blinking cursor.
That's what the examples library is for. It's a stack of pre-made lists you can browse, Reuse into your account, and edit until they're yours.
What was there to start
When I launched Reuse Lists, the examples were mostly things I personally use: packing for gigs, home maintenance by season, the weekly grocery list, a couple of Jeep things. Then I added the obvious neighbors: camping, an RV departure list, a pre-flight calm checklist for nervous flyers, patient intake and shift handoff for clinical teams, a back-to-school list for teachers, a software release checklist. The kinds of lists I knew people were already keeping in their heads or on a Post-it stuck to a monitor.
What just got added
A few church-world additions, because once you're in that space you realize how many repeated, high-stakes checklists are already running on tribal knowledge and a clipboard:
- Praise team rehearsal flow, from "did we charge the in-ears" to "lock the building."
- Weekly sermon prep, structured Monday through Sunday because that's how the work actually rolls.
- Sunday morning service setup, broken out by team (building, sanctuary, hospitality, kids, AV).
None of those are mine. They're drafts based on the way the work tends to look from the outside. If you're in one of those roles and you spot something missing or off, tell me, I'll fix the example.
How to actually use them
Open any example. Click the big Reuse button. It lands in your account as a fresh version, and the original example stays untouched for the next person. Delete what doesn't apply to you. Add what's missing. Pin it if it's a list you'll come back to.
The example is a starting point. The version that ends up being yours is the one you've used three times, the one with the item you added after the gig where you forgot the extension cord.
Got a checklist worth sharing?
Build it in your own account. When you're happy with it, hit the Share button. You'll get a public /shared/ URL you can hand to anyone, a band, a team, a congregation, the family group text. They open it, hit Reuse, and now they've got their own version. Same mechanic as the examples above, just yours instead of mine. Browse the examples library for inspiration, or make an account and start your own.