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Eliminate: The Permission to Ignore

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KEY POINTS

  • “Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
  • The most immediate area of improvement in multiplying our time is taking inventory of all the things we can simply stop doing.
  • Most of us have a deep-rooted fear of saying no.
  • Give yourself the permission to Ignore without ramping down time or needing to explain anything to anyone. Just Eliminate it!

UNEXPECTED FINDINGS

  • You are always saying no to something. You are either consciously saying no to the things that don’t matter or you are unconsciously saying no to the things that do.
  • You aren’t doing anyone any favors by saying yes to something that you really want to say no to.
  • You can say no and still be nice.

STARTLING STATISTICS

  • The average person will spend nine years of his or her life watching television.

ACTION QUESTIONS

  • What are you currently saying yes to that is causing you to say no to your goals or your family?

* Source: Procrastinate on Purpose by Rory Vaden

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