Occam’s Razor says that given two possible answers to a problem, the simpler one is usually right. If we applied this ancient idea to business, we’d make a lot more money.
The Simple vs. The Complex
I find that business owners who succeed know how to sift through the Tyranny of the Urgent and focus on the Priority of the Important. To that end, it almost always seems that the Simple things are what make us successful, and the Complex things are what make us busy.
I make money doing the Simple things – connecting with people, returning a phone call, scheduling a paying event. I waste time doing the Complex things that seem hard to do, but in fact are usually easy for me – building a fancy spreadsheet, answering complex emails, researching something to death. All of these things make me impressed with myself, and others are impressed with me, too. But rarely do the Complex things make me money, they just make me busy.
Read more: http://businessblogs.co.nz/2009/09/1...make-us-money/
The Simple vs. The Complex
I find that business owners who succeed know how to sift through the Tyranny of the Urgent and focus on the Priority of the Important. To that end, it almost always seems that the Simple things are what make us successful, and the Complex things are what make us busy.
I make money doing the Simple things – connecting with people, returning a phone call, scheduling a paying event. I waste time doing the Complex things that seem hard to do, but in fact are usually easy for me – building a fancy spreadsheet, answering complex emails, researching something to death. All of these things make me impressed with myself, and others are impressed with me, too. But rarely do the Complex things make me money, they just make me busy.
Read more: http://businessblogs.co.nz/2009/09/1...make-us-money/