I was recently working with a group of managers and we were sharing lessons learned from the past year.
In one case, a manager mentioned that because he was so overwhelmed with the technical aspects of the job, he had far less time to focus on managing the people in his department.
You might expect that this led to decreased productivity and poor performance, but in fact it had the opposite effect! Productivity skyrocketed and the team was more motivated. In this case, less management actually led to better performance.
Sometimes less is more. I know that short blogs get better open rates than long ones. A short, more intense workout produces better results than something long and draw-out. A short story is sometimes more entertaining than a long novel.
As you look through your routines and habits this week, see if there is anything where less would actually lead to more. You may find the results are better and you have more time to focus on other projects and idea.
The end. Less. Not more.
