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21 results (expanded search) for "2014-essentialism-mckeown"

Administrative
"Kill or Develop" Challenge for Active Projects
Each active project: continue or kill? No "waiting" middle ground.
30 min
Professional
Stop at 80% Rule
Stop at 80% — don't bury in 20% perfectionism.
5 min
Professional
Opportunity Cost Audit
For each "yes" this week, write the implicit "no" that came with it.
20 min
Professional
Goal Mortality Audit
Every 90 days, honestly kill goals no longer relevant — don't leave them dangling.
30 min
Professional
Weak Ties Activation
Opportunities come from acquaintances not friends — activate 20 weak ties this month.
30 min
Social
Extra-Work Boundary
When given work outside your scope, use "to do X, we must defer Y".
15 min
Administrative
Task Audit Then Automate
Don't automate before knowing what's worth it — log a week, analyze, then act.
50 min
Administrative
Copy-Paste Eliminator
Every recurring copy-paste = automation chance — find, count, automate.
40 min
Administrative
Recurring Meeting Purge
Per recurring meeting: "does it produce decision/action?" — if no, kill it.
30 min
Administrative
Template Library
Every doc type written 3+× yearly has template — write once, use forever.
75 min
Administrative
Keyboard Shortcut Audit
Per daily-used tool: learn 5 shortcuts — minutes/day saved = hours/year.
30 min
Leadership
Multiplier vs. Diminisher Diagnosis
Determine if you multiply your team's intelligence or drain it via 5 specific leader behaviors.
45 min
Leadership
Sunk Cost Culture Audit
Identify projects team continues because "we invested" not because they deserve it.
45 min
Digital & AI
Quarterly App Audit
Every 3 months, ask per app: "Does it earn its place on my phone?" — delete without hesitation.
40 min
Digital & AI
Essentialism Applied to Tech
For every new tech, ask: "Do I gain more than I lose?" — most: no.
12 min
Digital & AI
6-Month Rule for New Tech
Don't adopt new tech until 6 months post-launch — time exposes flawed vs valuable.
10 min
Digital & AI
Analytics Avoidance Trap
Check stats once weekly, not 20 times daily. Production loves silence.
10 min
Digital & AI
Comment Section Sanity
Don't read every comment. Read only questions. Ignore praise & insults equally.
12 min
Digital & AI
Audience Trust Over Reach
1,000 who trust you > 100,000 who follow. Build trust, numbers follow.
15 min
Digital & AI
Niche-Down vs Broad
Writer "about everything" = no one follows. Narrow to specific point, expand later.
20 min
Digital & AI
Sustainable (No-Burnout) Cadence
Publish at cadence you can sustain 2 years, not a month. Daily is great but lethal.
20 min
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