The document discusses concepts around being effective versus efficient and how to focus on the important tasks. Some key points discussed include:
- Effectiveness means doing things that help achieve goals, while efficiency means completing tasks in the most economical way regardless of importance.
- The Pareto principle (80/20 rule) suggests focusing on the 20% of efforts that cause 80% of problems/results.
- Parkinson's law states that work expands to fill the time available, so limiting time helps focus on important tasks.
- Identifying critical tasks and scheduling them with short deadlines helps avoid focusing on unimportant tasks.
- One should regularly ask if they are being productive or just active, and avoiding inventing