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Getting Ruthlessly Clear About Your Priorities
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The biggest productivity strategy in the modern world is getting ruthlessly clear about what you want to do and cutting out everything that doesn't contribute to it, says the speaker. With so many opportunities available to us, we get easily distracted from our priorities and stray from our highest point of contribution, causing frustration and lack of progress.
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