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65: Hyperfocused with Chris Bailey

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The Second and Third Order Consequences of Doing Anything

There are some things where efficiency is not the right answer. Make a list of every single activity you do in your work over the course of a month. Then ask yourself, if i could only do one thing on this list day in, day out, every single day, all day long, which one of these allows me to accomplish the most? Which one of these produces the most value for the organization? It's more new and novel than whatever corps for you are speaking or writing. And so anything that isn't supporting your work shouldn't be cut from your life.

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