Tom Schmidt

“I can't tell you how much time is spent worrying about decisions that don't matter. To just be able to make a decision and see what happens is tremendously empowering, but that means you have to set up the situation such that when something does go wrong, you can fix it. When something does go wrong, it doesn't cost you or your customer an... See more

Entire careers are built managing unnecessary mass. But this is the opportunity. While everyone else adds mass to the system, removing it creates an unfair advantage. The lighter you are, the faster you move.

Removing what shouldn't exist creates more value than any addition could.

"No amount of sophistication is going to allay the fact that all your knowledge is about the past and all your decisions are about the future."

Estée Lauder, entrepreneur and founder of the famous cosmetics brand, on the power of focus:

"I've always believed that if you stick to a thought and carefully avoid distraction along the way, you can fulfill a dream. My whole life has been about fulfilling dreams. I kept my eye on the target, whatever that target was. Whether your target is big or... See more

"When determining the size or complexity of a new habit ask yourself: What can I stick to — even on my worst day?

Start there. Master the art of showing up. Then advance."

Most complexity is unnecessary, but we manage it instead of removing it because deletion requires courage that addition doesn't.

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