Effortless

In a similar way, we often hire a grudge to fulfill an emotional need that is not currently being met. But as we conduct a performance review, we discover grudges perform poorly.

An Effortless Summary

We are conditioned over the course of our lifetimes to believe that in order to overachieve we must also overdo. As a result, we make things harder for ourselves than they need to be.

Summary

Every nonessential step comes with an opportunity cost, so for each nonessential step removed, we gain more time, energy, and cognitive resources to put toward what’s essential.

“Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast”

Getting more sleep may be the single greatest gift we can give our bodies, our minds, and even, it turns out, our bottom lines.