• Meetings: Avoid large or frequent meetings. Leave if you aren’t adding value.
• Signal vs. Noise: Focus 100% on actions (signal) moving you to your goal. Eliminate distractions (noise).
• Communication: Use the shortest, most direct path. Avoid jargon and acronyms.
• Real Productivity: Focus on what is productive, not what feels productive.
• Common Sense: Challenge rules that inhibit productivity.
• Environment: Surround yourself with other productive people.
• Perfectionism: Be obsessed with your work. Treat it like a craft to maintain focus.
• Ignore Distractions: Focus on performance, not external noise like stock prices.
• Results Only: The result is all that matters, not hours. Track measurable outputs.
• Be “Hardcore”: Be maniacally passionate and obsessed with your mission.