Jason Fried chooses to do less. No goals. He'll get back to you whenever. He doesn't work more than 40 hours a week, and doesn't want his employees to either.
Before you think Jason Fried needs to lose his hard worker card, Jason is CEO and co-founder of Basecamp (former 37 Signals) which has been profitable for 20 years. He is an accomplished leader looking out for his people, their time and productivity.
Jason points out how much time is wasted. Weekly or daily status meeting where hours are burned. Sleep, rest and hours of deep thinking are much more productive for doing.
Small entrepreneurs focus on what needs to be done. Not setting up unnecessary tasks and meetings.
Think about what happens in a crisis. Every non-essential task is put aside as we focus on taking care of the customer. Meetings are cancelled, reporting is delayed, and tasks are rescheduled to free up time.
What if we scheduled our time to focus on priorities and customers? Which meetings would you drop? What tasks can be automated? Which reports can be cancelled? How productive would you be?
“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.” - Jean de La Bruysre
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