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One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not be done at all.
“The Principle of Least Resistance: In a business setting, without clear feedback on the impact of various behaviors to the bottom line, we will tend toward behaviors that are easiest in the moment.”
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
“am greedy for change, and I bear it well; this is my temperament. Yet, in that moment, the loss felt unbearable. How could there be any history at all; how could humans, in any form, go on; without any birds in the sky?”
― Moonbound
― Moonbound
“The Protocol Principle Designing rules that optimize when and how coordination occurs in the workplace is a pain in the short term but can result in significantly more productive operation in the long term.”
― A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload
― A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload
“I’ve become convinced that what you need instead is a full-fledged philosophy of technology use, rooted in your deep values, that provides clear answers to the questions of what tools you should use and how you should use them and, equally important, enables you to confidently ignore everything else.”
― Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
― Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
“As Johnson explained to me, it takes time to figure out how best to structure the crazy inputs and interaction that surround most work processes. He’s diligent in making sure that everyone keeps prioritizing this. “You need time away from inputs to figure out how best to systematize those inputs,” he explained.”
― A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload
― A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload
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