Focus on what won't change. Build on things people will always need.
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BY JASON FRIED & DHH
QUOTE #31 · Focus on What Won't Change
REWORK INSPIRATION Let's REWORK
CHAPTER:
Focus on What Won't Change
CHINESE EDITION
Chapter: 打岔是效率的敌人
“打岔是效率的敌人。长时间地单独工作能使你达到最高效率。”
BOOK TRANSLATION: 重来
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CORE PHILOSOPHY
Key Takeaway & Insight
REWORK challenges the orthodoxy of standard corporate dogma. Stay nimble, embrace practical constraints, eliminate unproductive meetings, and focus on delivering tangible value.
Real business momentum comes from execution, sustainable pace, and clarity over chaotic busyness.
37SIGNALS WORK ETHIC
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DISCUSSION
Reader Perspectives (5)
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Simon
1w ago
Small companies want to grow big. Big companies dream of being small. What a curious paradox.aradox.
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Li Ming
5d ago
Startups aren't about fundraising. They're about surviving and creating value.
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Project Junkie
5d ago
Meetings truly are productivity cancers. I despise them.
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Felix
1w ago
Do less, do better. That's the golden rule now.
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Ken
1h ago
Bosses should read this. It could save a lot on labor costs.
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