THE BARE MINIMUM

"If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger."

Georg C. Lichtenberg (1742-1799) German scientist, satirist and anglophile.

Many do only what they perceive as necessary, simultaneously wondering why they're not more successful.

There's no wonder about it.

An occasional lazy day, sure, just not an entire lifetime.

It's What You Get Done, Not What You Do

"It's not enough to be busy.  So are the ants.  The question is:  What are we busy about?"

Henry David Thoreau

19th century American naturalist/philosopher

The apparent suggestion that what ants do is not all that important, aside, there is truth in this.

How much of what you do for a living is "important"?

Is whatever that is enough to justify keeping you?

What's "Done" Isn't Always

"A computer lets you make more mistakes, faster than any invention in human history-with the possible exception of hand guns and tequila."

Mitch Ratcliffe
Internet Strategist

He's right.

A lot of people, sometimes me included, confuse output with production.

They are very different things and often "done" is actually not.

Do you measure production? How?