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Real and Great Work

Workaholics aren’t heroes. They don’t save the day, they just use it. The real hero is already home because he/she figured out a faster way to get things done.

To do great work, you need to feel that you’re making a difference. That you’re putting a meaningful dent in the universe. That you’re part of something important, something you can be incredibly proud of, something you want to take a stand for – a thing worth fighting for. 

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Productivity

  • Meetings are toxic. A one-hour meeting with ten people is actually a ten-hour meeting, not a one-hour meeting. You’re trading ten hours of productivity for one hour of meeting time.
  • Good enough is fine. Find a solution that delivers ...

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Take It Slow And Easy

Too many leaders are preoccupied with growing their companies. In reality, they should be more concerned with finding the right size for their companies.

  • Expanding prematurely often leads to downsizing, damaging the morale and productivity of those who stay. 
  • Sustainability and...

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Tiny Decisions

  • Make tiny decisions. It’s difficult to make and change serious decisions.
  • Taking tiny solutions makes it hard to make big mistakes. And it’s easier to change them.

Trade the dream of overnight success for slow, measured growth. It’s hard, but you have to be patien...

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Lean And Agile

  • Less is a good thing. Embrace the idea of having less mass.
  • The more massive an object, the more energy is required to change its direction.
  • Large companies spend months and years to change something. Small companies can quickly change a business model and a product marketing...

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Smaller To-Do Lists

The longer the list of unfinished items, the worse you feel about it. And at a certain point, you just stop looking at it because it makes you feel bad. Then you stress out and the whole thing turns into a big mess. 

  • Divide your long list into many smaller ones. The List of 100 points ...

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Improve Your Business and Productivity

Improve Your Business and Productivity

Give up on the guesswork. Decide what you’re going to do this week, not this year. Figure out the next most important thing and do that. Make decisions right before you do something, not far in advance.

A written business plan is practically useless. Creating a plan allows...

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Execution Matters

The easiest, most straightforward way to create a great product or service is to make something you want to use. 

Until you actually start making something, your brilliant idea is just that, an idea. And everyone’s got one of those.

Ideas are cheap and plentif...

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Making Decisions Fast

  • Whenever you can, swap “Let’s think about it” for “Let’s decide on it.” Commit to making decisions.
  • Don’t wait for the perfect solution. Decide and move forward.
  • When is your product or service finished? When should you put it out on the market? And when is it safe to let peo...

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