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How to focus on what truly matters

The Magic “E”

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Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away.

Antoine de saint-exupery

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The Magic “e”

e is for Elimination! From “The 4 – hour work week” by Timothy Ferris

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Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals.

Efficiency is performing a given task (whether important or not) in the most economical manner possible.

Being effective vs. being efficient

Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe.

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Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of lazyness – lazy

thinking and indiscriminate action.

Timothy Ferris

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1.   Doing something unimportant well does not make it important!

2.   Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important!

Being effective vs. being efficient

What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it!

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It is in vain to do with more what can be done with less.

William of occam

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1.   Which 20% of sources are causing 80% of my problems and unhappiness?

2.   Which 20% of sources are resulting in 80% of my desired outcomes and happiness?

Pareto 80/20 & freedom from futility

Being overwhelmed is often as unproductive as doing nothing! Focus on the important few and ignore the rest; avoid the W4W!

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Believe it or not, it is not only possible to accomplish more by doing less, it is

mandatory!

Timothy Ferris

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1.   If I had a heart attack and had to work only two hours per day, what would I do?

2.   If I had a second heart attack and had to work only two hours per week, what would I do?

3.   What are the top three activities that I use to fill my time to feel as if I’ve been productive?

4.   Who are the 20% of the people who produce 80% of my enjoyment and/or propel me forward, and which 20% cause 80% of my depression, anger and preoccupations?

Pareto 80/20 & freedom from futility

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We spend too much time with those who poison us with pessimism, sloth, and low expectations of

themselves and the world. It is often the case that you have to fire certain friends or retire from

particular social circles to have the life you want. This is not being mean; it is being practical! Poisonous people do not deserve your time.

To think otherwise is masochistic.

Timothy Ferris

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A task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion. The end product of a shorter deadline is almost inevitable of equal or higher

quality due to greater focus!

The illusion of Dedication & parkison’s law

“Dedication” is often just meaningless work in disguise! Be ruthless and cut the crap!

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We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it.

You have to. I don’t feel that anymore!

Oprah winfrey

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Limit tasks to the important to

shorten work time*

Shorten work time to limit tasks to the important**

*Pareto 80/20 **Parkinson’s Law

The killer combination

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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest

person to fool.

Richard P. Feyman

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Identify the few critical tasks that contribute most to goals

achievement and schedule them with very short and clear

deadlines.

The killer combination

If you don’t do this in AIESEC – and in life in general – the unimportant becomes important!

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Important action is often uncomfortable because there is a chance of failure or

rejection.

Timothy ferris

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Am I being productive or just active?

Am I inventing things to do to avoid the important?

Two questions to keep in mind

Most of the things we do are useless when compared with the goals we want to achieve,

and time is wasted in proportion to the amount that is available!

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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Albert einstein

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If this is the only thing I accomplish today,

will I be satisfied with my day?

The most important daily question

Avoid doing more to feel productive when actually accomplishing less! Just a really small paper, no lists on your computer!

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One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to

simplicity.

Bruce lee

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