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Why to have a NOT-todo list

And one more management tip, while we're at it.

To survive the crushing overload of information and choices out there, you definitely need a good todo list. (I'd suggest Gootodo, but I'm biased.) And you also need something else:

you absolutely must have a "stop-doing" list to accompany your to-do list. As a practical matter, he advises developing a strong discipline around first giving careful thought to prioritizing goals and objectives, and then eliminating the bottom 20 percent of the list. If as CEO you do that, and demand that everyone do that, including designers and engineers with respect to the stuff they're building, your ugly crap quotient goes way down.

This from 12 tips for pursuing elegance.



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