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The case against morning yoga, daily routines, and endless meetings

How to maximize 10x work and avoid thoughtless daily 1x work routines

This is why I’m so positive on sending outbound emails to interesting people, hosting dinners and events that bring together smart folks, and publishing any and all thoughts online. Contrast this to 1x work that happens within repetitive routines — they might put you in a holding pattern where you make incremental progress around these sorts of goals, but you’re not proactively moving towards #1 or top 25%. Proactively position yourself to jump into action when 10x moments emerge, and create the opportunity to pour resources (time, people, capital) into a project that catches on.

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