The 4-Hour Work Week

Fast decisions preserve usable attention for what matters.

Regret is past-tense decision making. Eliminate complaining to minimize regret.

A big part of GTD (Getting Things Done) is GTP—Getting To the Point.

Do not work more to fix overwhelmingness—prioritize.

PROFITABILITY OFTEN REQUIRES better rules and speed, not more time.

Negotiate Late—Make Others Negotiate Against Themselves

Never make a first offer when purchasing.

Once per week, stop putting out fires for an afternoon and run the numbers to ensure you’re placing effort in high-yield areas: What 20% of customers/products/regions are producing 80% of the profit?

Products can be fixed as long as you have cash flow, and bugs are forgiven, but missing deadlines is often fatal.

Life is full of compromises, and it’s necessary to let small bad things happen if you want to get huge good things done.