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| title: "House Oversight: Estate Documents (Nov 12) (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013989)" |
| source: "House Oversight: Estate Documents (Nov 12)" |
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| date: "2026-01-01" |
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| 2. Micromanaging and e-mailing to fill time Set the responsibilities, problem scenarios and rules, and |
| limits of autonomous decision-making - then stop, for the sanity of everyone involved. |
| 3. Handling problems your outsourcers or co-workers can handle |
| 4. Helping outsourcers or co-workers with the same problem more than once, or with noncrisis |
| problems Give them if-then rules for solving all but the largest problems. Give them the freedom to act |
| without your input, set the limits in writing, and then emphasize in writing that you will not respond to |
| help with problems that are covered by these rules. In my particular case, all outsourcers have at their |
| discretion the ability to fix any problem that will cost less than $400. At the end of each month or |
| quarter, depending on the outsourcer, I review how their decisions have affected profit and adjust the |
| rules accordingly, often adding new rules based on their good decisions and creative solutions. |
| 5. Chasing customers, particularly unqualified or international prospects, when you have sufficient |
| cash flow to finance your nonfinancial pursuits |
| 6. Answering e-mail that will not result in a sale or that can be answered by a FAQ or auto- |
| responder For a good example of an auto-responder that directs people to the appropriate information |
| and outsourcers, e-mailinto@fourhourworkweek.com. |
| 7. Working where you live, sleep, or should relax Separate your environments - designate a single |
| space for work and solely work — or you will never be able to escape it. 84 |
| 8. Not performing a thorough 80/20 analysis every two to four weeks for your business and |
| personal life |
| 9. Striving for endless perfection rather than great or simply good enough, whether in your |
| personal or professional life Recognize that this is often just another W4W excuse. Most endeavors are |
| like learning to speak a foreign language: to be correct 95% of the time requires six months of |
| concentrated effort, whereas to be correct 98% of the time requires 20-30 years. Focus on great for a few |
| things and good enough for the rest. Perfection is a good ideal and direction to have, but recognize it for |
| what it is: an impossible destination. |
| 10. Blowing minutiae and small problems out of proportion as an excuse to work |
| 11. Making non-time-sensitive issues urgent in order to justify work How many times do I have to |
| say it? Focus on life outside of your bank accounts, as scary as that void can be in the initial stages. If |
| you cannot find meaning in your life, it is your responsibility as a human being to create it, whether that |
| is fulfilling dreams or finding work that gives you purpose and self-worth — ideally a combination of |
| both. |
| 12. Viewing one product, job, or project as the end-all and be-all of your existence Life is too short |
| to waste, but it is also too long to be a pessimist or nihilist. Whatever you're doing now is just a |
| stepping-stone to the next project or adventure. Any rut you get into is one you can get yourself out of. |
| Doubts are no more than a signal for action of some type. When in doubt or overwhelmed, take a break |
| and 80/20 both business and personal activities and relationships. |
| 13. Ignoring the social rewards of life Surround yourself with smiling, positive people who have |
| absolutely nothing to do with work. Create your muses alone if you must, but do not live your life alone. |
| Happiness shared in the form of friendships and love is happiness multiplied. |
| 84. To avoid the living room and coffee shop as offices, consider using a social "co-working" space |
| on occasion: http://coworking.pbwiki.com. |
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