Different is better when it is more effective or more fun.

Being selective-doing less-is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.

Never check email first thing in the morning. Instead, complete your most important task before 11:00 A.M. to avoid using lunch or reading email as a postponement excuse.

If the challenge we face doesn't scare us, then it's probably not that important.

Most people are fast to stop you before you get started but hesitate to get in the way if you're moving.

If everyone is defining a problem or solving it one way and the results are subpar, this is the time to ask, What if I did the opposite? Don't follow a model that doesn't work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are.

Which 20% of sources are causing 80% of my problems and unhappiness? Which 20% of sources are resulting in 80% of my desired outcomes and happiness?