The Art Of Less Doing Quotes

“pay attention to the vital few and ignore the trivial many.” Words to live by!”
― Ari Meisel, The Art Of Less Doing: One Entrepreneur's Formula for a Beautiful Life

“Happily, there is an effective method to get to the heart of any problem called The Five Whys. You identify a problem and then drill down into The Five Whys behind it. I’ll give you are very simplistic example to illustrate how this works. Problem: My tea was cold. Why #1 The kettle didn’t heat the water. Why #2 There was no power. Why #3 The fuse in the plug was blown. Why #4 An incorrect fuse was being used. Why #5 The required fuse was not specified. Solution: We need to get the right fuse to use in the future.”
― Ari Meisel, The Art Of Less Doing: One Entrepreneur's Formula for a Beautiful Life

“Three Steps to Less Implement the three Ds: delete, deal (including delegating), or defer to all tasks. Strive for ABD: always be done. Put your ego aside and recognize that sometimes the hurdle is you.”
― Ari Meisel, The Art Of Less Doing: One Entrepreneur's Formula for a Beautiful Life

“Three Steps to Less Collect data by tracking your time, energy, and resources to identify patterns. Focus on one thing at a time. Eliminate multitasking and other unproductive behaviors. Implement the Pareto Principle (the 80/20 Rule). Focus on the things in your life that give you the highest return on investment.”
― Ari Meisel, The Art Of Less Doing: One Entrepreneur's Formula for a Beautiful Life

“If you have good habits, technology can make them better. If you have bad habits, it will intensify those habits.”
― Ari Meisel, The Art Of Less Doing: One Entrepreneur's Formula for a Beautiful Life

“We should not try to do the most possible; we should try to do the least necessary.”
― Ari R. Meisel, The Art Of Less Doing: One Entrepreneur's Formula for a Beautiful Life