Summary of Lisa Bodell's Why Simple Wins

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#1 The most precious resource we have is time. When you lose an hour, it’s gone forever. We aren’t as careful with how we spend our time as we should be. We would rather work on things that are important and meaningful, but we often don’t get those things done because we’re too busy.

#2 We’ve made a sport of talking about how busy we are. We compete to be the busiest person in any conversation. We’re consumed with the tedious, but sometimes quite urgent, tasks we have to get done before we can call it quits for the day.

#3 The fact that we can communicate via email, video conference, text, and walk at the same time means that we do all of those things, even if we shouldn’t. We’re often too busy to focus on what’s important, and we end up not being as effective as we could be.

#4 The complexities created by technology go beyond lack of focus. Because of our mobile devices, we’re always on, everywhere we go. This has led to a decrease in the time we spend on things that actually matter.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822517271

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The most precious resource we have is time. When you lose an hour, it’s gone forever. We aren’t as careful with how we spend our time as we should be. We would rather work on things that are important and meaningful, but we often don’t get those things done because we’re too busy.

#2

We’ve made a sport of talking about how busy we are. We compete to be the busiest person in any conversation. We’re consumed with the tedious, but sometimes quite urgent, tasks we have to get done before we can call it quits for the day.

#3

The fact that we can communicate via email, video conference, text, and walk at the same time means that we do all of those things, even if we shouldn’t. We’re often too busy to focus on what’s important, and we end up not being as effective as we could be.

#4

The complexities created by technology go beyond lack of focus. Because of our mobile devices, we’re always on, everywhere we go. This has led to a decrease in the time we spend on things that actually matter.

#5

The effects of technology are an example of unintentional complexity. We don’t intend for technology to bog us down, but it does as a secondary effect. We spend way too much time in meetings that are the calendar equivalents of empty calories.

#6

Meetings are a necessary part of company life, but if they are used to try and untangle complicated matters rather than focusing on the challenges ahead, they aren’t effective.

#7

The wonder isn’t why companies have so many rules and processes; it’s why they always seem to lay down the law when so few people