Do Less Get More

“Do less, but better.” — Dieter Rams

This writing is Certified Human

The Obstacle

Life is busy.

We have responsibilities
Obligations
Jobs
Partners
Children
Friends.

There is no shortage
Of distraction.

TV
Media
News
Podcasts
Email
Text messages
Phone calls
Meetings
Vacations
Sports…

Everywhere around us
Distraction.

We are pulled
To attend to the urgent
And forget
The important.

Performance suffers
In the areas that matter.

Relationships strain
Under restless distraction.

We do too much.

The Gift And Opportunity

We know
There is a lot going on
So we can prioritize.

We feel the distractions
So we can set boundaries.

We want to check
The news
Social media
Emails
Text messages
They designed it that way.

We are obligated
To certain things
These are unavoidable.

So we must choose
Where we pay our attention
How we spend our time
The focus of our energy.

Do less
Of what doesn’t matter
So we have
The energy
For what does.

The less we do
The more we have
For what’s important. 

Performance increases
As attention
And energy
Are focused.

Relationships strengthen
When present and engaged.

We can do more
By doing less.

The Practice Of Self-Mastery

• Notice distractions
• Separate urgent from important
• Eliminate what does not matter
• Give attention to what does

CHEAT CODE: NOTICE → PRIORITIZE → ELIMINATE → FOCUS