Not all checklists are flat lists of boxes to be ticked… see: Gantt Charts, Templates, etc.
Not all Checklists look like simple, flat lists of boxes to be ticked. Those certainly have their place, but sometimes you can fulfill the purpose of a checklist and then some with these alternative forms of checklists:
Simple Checklist
A simple set of boxes to be ticked. These are incredibly powerful. The more well honed a checklist is, the better. Sort of like: Small and Essential Big but Inessential, also Small but Consistent beats Big but Sporadic.
Templates
A template is essentially a checklist that includes structure and some starting content. Templates are great and should be used wherever possible to speed up anything you do repeatedly. Notion offers great template support. Look for ways to make a template out of your routine tasks.
Gantt Charts
Gantt Charts (and, more generally, schedules) are checklists of tasks to be completed in a certain order. Their graphical depiction may be very different from a simple checklist, but that’s essentially how they function.