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Podcast #1,133: The 3-Step System for Simplifying Your Work and Life

When people are faced with problems and complexity, our instinct is to add instead of subtract. As a result, we have a tendency to make our work and our lives more and more complex, and less and less effective and fulfilling.

Podcast #1,133: The 3-Step System for Simplifying Your Work and Life

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When people are faced with problems and complexity, our instinct is to add instead of subtract.

As a result, we have a tendency to make our work and our lives more and more complex, and less and less effective and fulfilling.

Even when what we add is new technology that promises to make us more […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

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When people are faced with problems and complexity, our instinct is to add instead of subtract. As a result, we have a tendency to make our work and our lives more and more complex, and less and less effective and fulfilling. Even when what we add is new technology that promises to make us more […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

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