[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Productivity]] - People: Statue of Wisdom - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19iZQ40s0zk --- ## Summary - [[Do nothing that is of no use]]. - [[Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful]]. - [[Do less, better]]. Do exactly what you need to do; what you know you have to do. Practice the [[Disciplined pursuit of less]]. - [[If you know the way broadly you will see it in everything.]] - Strive to be in a permanent state of readiness; of [[Mushin]]. [[The ideal is unnatural naturalness or natural unnaturalness]]. ## Notes ### Use time wisely - 80% of our results come from just 20% of our actions. The other 80%... just filler; background noise that doesn't really move the needle. - [[Do nothing that is of no use]]. - You must understand the purpose for everything that you do. You must understand why and how what you're doing contributes to a larger outcome that you're striving to one day achieve. - [[To own your actions is to establish control]]. - [[Learn to say no. Set your priorities straight. Avoid complaining.]] ### Focus - To conquer your battles, you must focus your energy on what truly matters. - Understand where you waste time. Tackle tasks with your full energy. In doing so, everything flows more naturally. - [[Any job, big or small, do it well or not at all.]] - [[The important thing in strategy is to suppress the enemy's useful actions but allow his useless actions.]] - [[The ideal is unnatural naturalness or natural unnaturalness]]. - A (permanent) state of readiness. [[Mushin]]. - This state of flow is where you perform your best. - Achieving this level of focus isn't just useful, it's crucial if you want to succeed. - Make the most of your limited energy. Don't allow distractions to drain you. ### Usefulness - [[Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful]]. - Strive for [[Technique over tooling]]. - [[Do less, better]]. Do exactly what you need to do; what you know you have to do. - [[A focused fool can accomplish more than a distracted genius]]. - Practice the [[Disciplined pursuit of less]]. ### Practice - By putting in the work, by the continuous practice of repetition, you can achieve results that are far superior than a single attempt at perfection. - [[I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times]], ### Perspectives - [[If you know the way broadly you will see it in everything.]] - If you master the fundamental principles of efficiency, focus, and execution, you can apply these practices in all things. - It's about recognizing patterns of what leads to success and what doesn't. - [[Efficiency]]. [[8 wastes|Eliminate wasted effort]] and enhance overall effectiveness. ## See also - [[Essentialism]]