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The Art of Productive Laziness

“It is assumed that you are not stupid so you are already on the right hand side of the diagram, what you now need to do is hone your lazy skills in order to rise to the top right hand side of the diagram”.

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‘Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.’ Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)

Lazy does not mean Stupid
Science behind the laziness – being focused
The Pareto principle
states that for many phenomena 80% of consequences stem from 20% of the causes
reminds you to focus on the 20 percent that matters
It’s no good just being lazy; you have to be better than lazy, you have to be lazy in a very smart wayRead more at advice.cio.com

‘Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it.’ - Walter Chrysler

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‘And it ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new.’ Nicolo MachiavelliRead more at advice.cio.com
 
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  1. gioword  

    I couldn’t agree more!

    1 month ago

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