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Just realized my old boss in Tulsa was right about the manuals

Had a beer with a guy who used to work on F-16s and he said, 'The book is faster than your brain after 2am.' Blew a whole Friday night on a 737 comms fault because I was sure I'd seen it before. How do you fight the urge to skip the first step?
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phoenix79
phoenix791mo ago
The book is faster than your brain after 2am" is such a perfect line. Is it just about being tired, or is it more that the memory of a past fix feels so real you trust it over the actual checklist?
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the_emma
the_emma1mo agoTop Commenter
Wait, what if it's about how tiredness makes you skip steps you know you should do?
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