Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
4. Don’t get trapped in the “check off” game. If we believe things don’t matter equally, we must act accordingly. We can’t fall prey to the notion that everything has to be done, that checking things off our list is what success is all about. We can’t be trapped in a game of “check off” that never produces a winner. The truth is that things don’t m
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clarity of purpose so consistently predicts how people do their jobs.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
So, once you’ve got your categorized list of things to do, take your calendar and schedule those things into time slots, placing the hardest and most important items at the beginning of the day. And by “the beginning of the day,” I mean, if possible, before even checking your email. That will make it most likely that you’ll accomplish what you need
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Once the big decision is made, all subsequent decisions come into better focus.