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[Multitasking] is incompatible with the peak-concentration states that are associated with high performance and quality work.
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Figuring out what you’re supposed to produce, and learning the priorities in the creation, quality, and frequency of that output, is one of the greatest breakthroughs you can have in your career.
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In knowledge work… pushing employees into larger workloads can decrease both the quantity and quality of what they produce.
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Once you commit to doing something very well, busyness becomes intolerable.
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…betting on yourself in this manner – with nontrivial stakes for failure but attractive rewards for success – is a good general strategy for pushing the quality of your work to a new level.
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Simply by placing yourself in a situation where there exists pressure to succeed, even if moderate, can provide an important accelerant in your quest for quality.
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Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality.
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