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Your avatar says "solo diver," so one thing during a dive is a self-bubble check. After a back roll entry, it's good to check one's alernate is still secure. After any entry a quick check of "no danglies" and all straps and buckles are tight is good. Depending on the dive, there may need to be periodic checks of batteries, gas, buddy, compss, etc. What do YOU do during a dive that you'd like to turn into a habit rather than a happenstance? Those are candidates for a during-dive checklist. Post dive? Gas pressure for log, rinse gear (cap on reg), stow camera, whatever. The whole point of a check list -- pre, during, post -- is to take those things you know you really ought to be doing and force yourself to do them. Your profile says you are a Rescue Diver. Do you do buddy checks before a dive, carry a visible and an audble signally device, look around on the dive boat to see who is nervous? Those are things you want to take seriously, not casually. A checklist can help.
