Efficiency is the Enemy - Farnam Street

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If you ever find yourself stressed, overwhelmed, sinking into stasis despite wanting to change, or frustrated when you can’t respond to new opportunities, you need more slack in your life. Here’s how slack works and why you need more of it.

Business , Creativity , Decision Making , Performance , Productivity | Reading Time: 8 minutes Efficiency is the Enemy There’s a good chance most of the problems in your life and work come down to insufficient slack. Here’s how slack works and why you need more of it. Imagine if you, as a budding productivity enthusiast, one day gained access to a time machine and decided to take a trip back several decades to the office of one of your old-timey business heroes. Let’s call him Tony. You disguise yourself as a janitor and figure a few days of observation should be enough to reveal the secret of

Efficiency is the Enemy - Farnam Street

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