“ People will question the wisdom of the “do less and you’ll succeed” mantra. It’s seductive to think that you can succeed by doing a whole lot less than you’re doing now — communicating less, reading less, working less, studying less, and generally minimizing what you put out into the world. The reality is that most grand achievements require great amounts of work and sweat and tears and risks and relationships. As Scott Berkun says, “Show me a genius and I’ll show you a workaholic.
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I don’t think it’s about doing less overall, but doing more of what is really important… maximizing the actions that get results and minimizing the chaff. By doing that, you can acheive the same results as before in less time. And more in the same time.