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Ep.340 The Stop-Doing List: How Subtraction Creates Breakthroughs

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We treat the to-do list like scripture. Add more tasks, more habits, more projects—then call the pile “productivity.” But most people aren’t productive. They’re busy. And busy is the enemy of great.

Real progress rarely comes from adding. It comes from subtracting. Not the obviously bad habits—we already know how to cut those. The real trap is the “good” tasks: the tenth tweak to a proposal, the just-in-case meeting, the inbox micromanaging that feels useful but protects you from the one task that could actually move your life forward.

Great work requires space. And space only appears when you stop doing the things that keep you safely distracted.

Today’s Move: Make a Stop-Doing List. Pick one “good” task that you’ll eliminate, delegate, or release today. Create room for the task that actually matters.

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Manage episode 520498590 series 3602431
Content provided by Rosha Entezari. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Rosha Entezari or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

We treat the to-do list like scripture. Add more tasks, more habits, more projects—then call the pile “productivity.” But most people aren’t productive. They’re busy. And busy is the enemy of great.

Real progress rarely comes from adding. It comes from subtracting. Not the obviously bad habits—we already know how to cut those. The real trap is the “good” tasks: the tenth tweak to a proposal, the just-in-case meeting, the inbox micromanaging that feels useful but protects you from the one task that could actually move your life forward.

Great work requires space. And space only appears when you stop doing the things that keep you safely distracted.

Today’s Move: Make a Stop-Doing List. Pick one “good” task that you’ll eliminate, delegate, or release today. Create room for the task that actually matters.

Send us a text

  continue reading

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