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Ineffective People Try To Do Everything. Hyper-Effective People Do Almost Nothing

If you have lots of priorities, you have no priorities.

My upcoming book What Extraordinary People Know focuses on this main point: that busyness ultimately leads to a mediocre life. I love my colleague Jeff Goins’ thought on this: “The most successful people I know aren’t busy — they’re focused.” In general, most people would prefer the dopamine hit of checking off another “to-do” list box than actually spend time doing something important.

The truth is, being “busy” is a sign of bad boundaries. When you’re overly busy, it’s a sign that you’ve said “yes” to things you should’ve declined. When you focused on busywork, you don’t have time to do what matters most, and you can waste weeks, months, and even years this way.

The reason effective people are so effective isn’t because they’re born that way, or that they happen to have superhuman discipline; they just say no to almost everything — except what matters most.

Here’s how to become hyper-effective at what you do — and stop doing the things you hate.

Here’s What Will Happen If You Keep Saying “Yes” to Things You Don’t Want to Do