Strategic decisions matter more than hard work
I learned the hard way, when I had a warehouse job.
They gave me a smart watch and told me to get my productivity to at least 75%.
I wanted to get at least 100%.
But for the first month my productivity was only 35–40%.
100%? It felt impossible!
I tried to boost it by being faster, running more.
Logic said “I should become more productive if I am faster”.
But this logic failed to give results.
I would have given up, if I did not see my friend getting solid 100%+ score.
Further more, my friend was one of the slowest and calmest people on the whole team.
But his productivity, was consistently above 100%!
He was 1/2 my speed but more than 2x my productivity.
Something did not add up!
It took months to realize the secret: small, strategic decisions.
They add up over a 6-8h shift.
Eliminate overthinking.
Every wrong decision is costly.
But every second spend on indecision multiplies by 100 and 1000 at end of the day.
Indecision often costs more than a mistake.
I had so many challenges to get to 100%, but I finally did.
But only because I had a clear target and I knew what I wanted.
This is under-rated, but most important part in effective decision making:
Know what you want!
And it’s not the same as what you don’t want!
To clear any doubt, use this meditation:
https://youtu.be/K1AkTR46Bzo
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