{"id":48893,"date":"2023-04-21T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T23:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norimen.net\/wordpress\/?p=48893"},"modified":"2026-05-17T14:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:23:26","slug":"pointing-and-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norimen.net\/en\/pointing-and-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"Just point and say it!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, everyone.<\/p>\n

This is Enta.<\/p>\n

The other day, I found oil on the front bumper of my leased car!<\/p>\n

So, I took a look, and wouldn't you know it!<\/p>\n

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There's no lid!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Actually, I just picked this car up the other day and had it serviced, lol.<\/p>\n

The maintenance person probably just forgot.<\/p>\n

The lid was wedged next to the engine.<\/p>\n

The engine compartment is covered in oil lol<\/p>\n

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Overall, it had become sticky.<\/p>\n

I sprayed some of our super-strong grease-cutting detergent on it, let it sit for a while, and then cleaned it off with a pressure washer.<\/p>\n

It's such an important thing, yet I keep forgetting it.<\/p>\n

In the worst-case scenario, the engine could seize up, and the car would be on the verge of being scrapped, right?<\/p>\n

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Even the best professionals make mistakes.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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I tend to forget, you know.<\/p>\n

I'm forgetting more and more. That's why I'm writing this, lol.<\/p>\n

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No one is perfect.<\/p>\n

That's why the very best professionals know exactly where they're likely to make mistakes, so,<\/p>\n

At that time, I double-check everything very thoroughly, and I also have a third party verify it.<\/p>\n

It would be great if we could check each other\u2019s work so we can do our jobs safely and with fewer mistakes.<\/p>\n

Check, check, check<\/span><\/strong><\/span>That's what matters!<\/p>\n

Simply pointing and naming something can prevent mistakes a significant number of times.<\/p>\n

Fundamentally, to begin withPeople act under the assumption that they are right, not wrong.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>That's right.<\/p>\n

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I think I\u2019ve mentioned this several times on this blog\u2014it\u2019s what\u2019s known as the \u201cnormalcy bias.\u201d<\/p>\n

Accidents happen when people convince themselves that they aren\u2019t wrong, that they\u2019re fine, or that something like this isn\u2019t a problem.<\/p>\n

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Even if an error occurs at that point, I won't notice it.<\/p>\n

It's human error, isn't it?<\/p>\n

After all, I thought I was right, lol.<\/p>\n

Just by pointing at it and saying its name, you\u2019ll realize, \u201cHuh? Is that wrong!?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Just by pointing and namingCan reduce errors to 1\/6<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Here is the data.<\/p>\n

If you tend to forget things or make a lot of mistakes, be sure to use the \"point and call\" method to confirm details.<\/p>\n

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Apparently, it uses more than three times as much brain power as when you're doing nothing!!<\/p>\n

\"Point-and-Name\"<\/p>\n