For a C152, arguably you only need a small part of it.
An alternative is, for example, the standard microlight checks: FAWNTH
Fuel - sufficient for go-around & (if there's a control) mixture rich
Approach - clear or traffic known
Wind - correct for runway in use
Nosewheel - straight (a flexwing thing)
Throttle - hand-throttle closed
Harness - locked and tight for landing
But again, this wouldn't work for a C152 since your nosewheel and rudder are linked, and you don't have a foot-throttle. Yet these checks are routinely used by 3-axis microlights quite safely.
Which sort of makes the point. Light aircraft use a standard set of checks which work for the majority of aircraft, and microlights use a standard set of checks which work for the majority of aircraft.
The philosophy which has been adopted in much light aviation is to use standard checklists, adaptable to almost any aircraft in that class. And so for a C152 you use a checklist that will work for an Arrow, which is a much more complex aircraft.
There is a good case for using a more specific checklist - which is, for example, what the military normally do, as do operators of bigger aeroplanes. But, be prepared to then learn another set of checks every time you switch to another aircraft type.
But, you'll always be adapting any checklist to circumstance anyhow. To pick one obvious example, the C for Carb Heat would not apply to a PA28 on approach since the POH specifically says you shouldn't use it. Or on a fuel injected engine, you wouldn't have a carb heat control anyhow.
On the whole, I'd favour the use of standard checklists, whch are arguably OTT, but shouldn't let you down - so long as they're always used within an understanding of the aircraft that you are flying.
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