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Do less; 4 ways to achieve more through doing less

Sam M
4 min readJul 23, 2023

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Everyone wants to have a happier, more productive and more successful life. Everyone wants to achieve their goals and live happily.

Success doesn’t come from one, overnight change — it’s the product of lot’s of small, consistent actions. If you want to achieve more, do less. Use these 4 tips to transform your daily life and promote more happiness.

  • Make 1 Big Decision to Avoid 1000 Small Decisions
  • Adopt a Manager-Operator Mindset
  • Build a Momentum Habit
  • Prioritise Routine

(largely inspired by Anil Gupta’s newsletter)

Photo by Lauris Rozentals on Unsplash

1. Make 1 Big Decision to Avoid 1000 Small Decisions

Did you know that an average person makes around 35,000 choices every day? It’s overwhelming, right? Most of those decisions are subconscious and you don’t even know you’re making them — that’s overwhelming and scary.

Making so many decisions through the day naturally leads to decision fatigue; when the quality of one’s decision making drastically deteriorates after a long session of decision making. In other words, the more decisions you make, the less energy you have for other, potentially more important decisions.

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Sam M
Sam M

Written by Sam M

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