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The High Achievers Syndrome
We all want to achieve certain goals. We want to graduate from college, learn an extra language, learn another instrument, write a book.
In order to achieve these things, we need to take action. But, action taken without a good reason is wasting a huge amount of time. This is high-achievers syndrome - when you believe doing more will help you gain more. It won't.
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The Exponential Curve of Excellence
Anything beyond what you need to do as a minimum to achieve your goal is wasteful.
Extra effort does not continue to give steady growth. As you move closer to perfection, improvement slows down even if you put in more effort. In other words, we can arrive at a point when t...
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Examples Of Exponential Curve of Excellence
Take weight loss. Imagine you want to lose 100 pounds. You avoid sugar, count calories, and it yields big results at first. You lose two pounds a week. But, subsequent efforts yield smaller and smaller results. You then add more exercise or more research, only to find tiny return...
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Know When Enough Is Enough
There are two enemies of execution:
- Inaction. It breeds doubt and fear and stops you from achieving your goals.
- Perfectionism. It causes anxiety, tension, and stress.
The best place is just above "good enough," where yo...
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In the late 2000s, people believed that we would make better decisions if we were informed correctly. However, it takes a huge amount of energy to cope with contradictory ideas, resulting in blindly believing whatever you want to believe.
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The Principles of Prioritizing
There are two principles to understand when it comes to prioritizing:
- What do you want to prioritize?
- How much time will you spend on each one?
Once we learn the answers to those questions we can only then behind to properly p...
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