Five things to say No to
You can’t do Great Work without saying No to a few things.
Here are five places to start.
1. People who drain rather than nourish.
(There’s no room for those that drain your energy.)
2. The belief that everything has to be done excellently.
(”Adequate” is normally just fine. Needing to do everything excellently is not only impossible but overwhelming.)
3. The idea that doing email is doing work.
(It’s a means to an end, not an end in itself. Learn to tame the beast.)
4. The feeling that being busy is good
(Someone once said “busy-ness is a form of laziness.” It means you haven’t figured out what really matters.)
5. The feeling that it’s all so serious
(You might want to watch this to remember where the fun is.)
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RE: #2
I have had a saying above my desk for some time now:
That’s good enough
or
Enough, that’s good
It serves to remind me of the need to end a task either because I have done what is needed or because I done all I could.
re earlier comment on #2
last sentence should have read
“It serves to remind me of the need to end a task either because I have done what is needed or because I have done all I could.”
amazing how one word makes it sound so much more intelligent.