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I Gauge Success In Years, Not Weeks. The Weekend Box-office Approach To Book Launches Is Short Sighted And Encourages Crappy Books.

There Are Tons Of Things In Your Home And Life That You Don't Use, Need, Or Even Particularly Want. They Just Came Into Your Life As Impulsive Flotsam And Jetsam And Never Found A Good Exit. Whether You're Aware Of It Or Not, This Clutter Creates Indecision And Distractions.

Just As Modern Man Consumes Both Too Many Calories And Calories Of No Nutritional Value, Information Workers Eat Data Both In Excess And From The Wrong Sources.

At Least Three Time Per Day At Scheduled Times, He Had To Ask Himself The Following Question: Am I Being Productive Or Just Active? Charney Captured The Essence Of This With Less-abstract Wording: Am I Inventing Things To Do To Avoid The Important? He Eliminated All Of The Activities He Used As Crutches And Began To Focus On Demonstrating Results Instead Of Showing Dedication. Dedication Is Often Just Meaningless Work In Disguise. Be Ruthless And Cut The Fat.

Being Called A Huckster And A Charlatan Started Several Years Ago, So That's Something I'm Accustomed To. In Most Cases, It Doesn't Bother Me.