Making Things Effortless
Sometimes you just have to be strategic about skipping things. Especially if you want to make progress in life. Both our time and energy are limited, and it’s easy to lose sight of what really matters.
You want to skip some things because you don’t want to expend more energy on things than necessary. Life and work are already hard. Why make it harder for yourself by being so rigid? You want to be flexible and adapt to what comes your way. And sometimes, the best way to make progress is to decide NOT to do something.
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