This chapter delves into the significance of aligning activities with zones like genius, hobby, danger, and dead zone, advocating for prioritizing time in the genius zone while minimizing exposure to danger or dead zones. It highlights the benefits of open communication to ensure pursuit alignment and the value of outsourcing to enhance focus on individual strengths for better results.
Your time here is finite, so choosing the pursuits—personal and professional—that deliver the greatest returns on that time is essential.
I use an exercise I call Pursuit Mapping to identify the pursuits that are most likely to bring joy and outsized rewards into my life.
Three steps: (1) Create Your Pursuit Map, (2) Identify Your Zones, and (3) Align Your Time.