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Tim Ferriss redefined productivity with *The 4-Hour Workweek*. He distinguishes between efficiency (doing things right) and effectiveness (doing the right things). 'Doing something unimportant well does not make it important. ' He challenges the 9-5 grind, arguing that work expands to fill the time available (Parkinson's Law). By artificially restricting time and focusing only on high-impact tasks, he demonstrates that we can produce 10x output in a fraction of the time. Productivity isn't about speed; it's about leverage.
"What would this look like if it were easy?"
"Focus on the 20% of activities that drive 80% of the results. Scaling is about ruthlessly eliminating the rest."
"Focus on being productive instead of busy. Busyness is the enemy of true passion."
"The goal is not to do more; the goal is to have less to do."
"Being busy is a form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action."
"Think small. To do great things, you have to break them down."
"Limit your 'to-do' list to the two or three most important items. If it's more than that, you're just being busy."
"Productivity is for robots. What humans should aim for is effectiveness."
"By working only when you are most effective, life is both more productive and more enjoyable."
"If you want to be more productive, you have to become more selective."
"Doing something unimportant well does not make it important. Passion requires prioritizing the significant."
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