The Podcast #49 - Zero sum game
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New episode of your favorite weekly podcast about “productivity, business, books, and whatever else comes to mind…” is out! This time we discuss the very well known, yet under appreciated fact that in life there are trade offs and if you say yes to something, you’re at the same time saying no to something else:
Also a basketball “corner” as a bonus. Something I discussed and updated in my last blog post. Enjoy!
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This is such an important idea. We all know this, but few of us actually internalize this truth: The competition for our time and attention is a zero sum game. No matter how hard you try, a day is 24 hours long. We have to be brutal in refusing to do useful things so we can do _the most _important things. No matter how hard this is, there’s no other way to be successful.
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