Warren Buffett's Two Lists

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"The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything." – Warren Buffett. Like Charles Munger, Warren Buffett advocates for and uses the Latticework of Mental Models approach that drives ModelThinkers. Buffett’s Two Lists model speaks to his ability to ruthlessly prioritise and say 'no' to tempting, even important tasks that take away from his main focus. Buffett’s Two Lists is a productivity, prioritisation and focusing approach where you write down your top 25 goals; circle your 5 highest priorities; then focus on those 5 while ‘avoiding at all costs’ doing anything on the remaining 20. BACKSTORY: BUFFETT'S PILOT. This model comes from a post by Scott Dinsmore who described a conversation between a Buffett and his pilot. According to Scott, when ‘Steve’, Buffett’s pilot sought Buffett’s advice, Buffett asked Steve to list the top 25 things he wanted to do in the next few years or even his lifetime. Once do

0 saved 107.3K views Share this with your network Share this with your network Overview "The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything." – Warren Buffett. Like Charles Munger, Warren Buffett advocates for and uses the Latticework of Mental Models approach that drives ModelThinkers. Buffett’s Two Lists model speaks to his ability to ruthlessly prioritise and say 'no' to tempting, even important tasks that take away from his main focus. Buffett’s Two Lists is a productivity, prioritisation and focusing…

Warren Buffett's Two Lists

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