Identifying what doesn't matter
The most valuable skill for success in diverse circumstances might be the ability to quickly identify what doesn’t matter.
Discern what is not of fundamental importance and ignore it.
528
1.02K reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about problemsolving with this collection
How to focus on the present moment
How to cultivate empathy and understanding towards others
How to set personal and professional goals
Related collections
Similar ideas to Identifying what doesn't matter
Personal success
Personal success is not a matter of background, intelligence, or native ability.
The keys to success in life are our ability to draw out the very best out of ourselves under almost all conditions and circumstances.
Mastery doesn't equal success
"Success wise, you’re better off being good at two complementary skills than being excellent at one." - Scott Adams
Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success. You don’t need to become the best in the world to be successful. All you need is a v...
#1 Life Skill
Your ability to learn well on your own is the most important life skill. When there is an infinite amount of information, the advantages of learning and processing information in diverse ways grow exponentially.
This ability to learn well on your own and do so qui...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates