Fewer Better Things

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No Subtraction Without Addition

How to stay open-minded yet get the right things done

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Per Håkansson
Oct 19, 2022
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First we add, then we subtract. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash.

Fewer better things is a very dynamic process: first we add and then we subtract. Therefor the process of discovery (input) is as important as the process of creation (output). If we don’t add knowledge we have nothing to reduce into wisdom.

The key is to learn how to turn off the firehos…

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