Pick One Thing - Michael Karnjanaprakorn
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Pick One Thing - Michael Karnjanaprakorn
In terms of execution heuristics, perhaps the best is Peter Thiel’s “one thing.” Everyone in the company is responsible for one thing. Each person should at all times know what their one thing is, and everyone should know everyone else’s too.
from The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future by Eric Jorgenson
- Focus on one big thing
I used to make long to-do lists and feel guilty about not completing them.
Now, I structure my to-do list as follows:- One big thing
- Less important thing
- Less important thing
If I finish my one big thing, then my day is a success. To find it, I use this matrix:
The Eisenhower matrix
This matrix does have one flaw. From my experience... See morefrom 8 Tips to Manage Your Time Better to Achieve Your Goals in 2024 by Peter Yang
- Finding Your Anchor Task
Doing more things does not drive faster or better results. Doing better things drives better results. Even more accurately, doing one thing as best you can drives better results.
Mastery requires focus and consistency.
I haven’t mastered the art of focus and concentration yet, but I’m working on it. One of the major improveme... See morefrom The Myth of Multitasking: Why Fewer Priorities Leads to Better Work by James Clear
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- Judging by the sea of SEO thirst-trap blog posts about prioritization, you aren’t a PM blogger (or PM SaaS tool) if you haven’t shared your perspective on prioritization. So here’s my advice: In most situations, ignore most of these frameworks and just keep it simple: 1. Make a single list of all your team’s ideas. 2. T-shirt-size (XS, ... See more
from Prioritizing - By Lenny Rachitsky - Lenny's Newsletter by Lenny Rachitsky
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If you try to find time for your most valued activities by first dealing with all the other important demands on your time, in the hope that there’ll be some left over at the end, you’ll be disappointed. So if a certain activity really matters to you – a creative project, say, though it could just as easily be nurturing a relationship, or activism
... See morefrom Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
- Every day, create a list of your top three daily priorities, with the first being your top priority. Take time to really consider whether these are the most important places to invest your energy, and if they are not, replace them with something that will bring greater meaning to you and your business. This practice will give you clarity around wha... See more
from inc.com by Steven Lawson
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