James Clear shares an interesting anecdote, reportedly based on advice legendary investor Warren Buffet (pictured above) gave to his personal pilot, Mike Flint.
If you don’t want to click through, here’s the TLDR for how the Oracle of Omaha said to focus on what’s most important in your work:
- List your top 25 career goals
- Circle the 5 most important
- The key: Avoid the other 20 “goals” until you’ve accomplished the first 5
That’s it. Do what’s important until the big stuff is taken care of.
I like it.
Related: my Book Notes entry from last year on “The One Thing,” By Gary Keller with Jay Papasan:
Brief re-cap: This is a short book with a simple thesis: In every job, there is one single activity that you should focus on that will improve your value to your company or your customers. You should focus on that, above all else, even if it means neglecting other responsibilities, the authors argue.