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Death and Underachievement: A Guide to Happiness in Work
Ryan Norbauer | Dec 31 2007
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Bennet’s “Principles of Underachievement:”
* Life’s too short.
* Control is an illusion.
* Expectations lead to misery.
* Great expectations lead to great misery.
* Achievement creates expectations.
* The law of diminishing returns applies everywhere.
* Perfect is the enemy of good.
* The tallest blade of grass is the surest to be cut.
* Accomplishment is in the eye of the beholder.
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Good is the enemy of the best? Good enough for government work? Gilding the Lilly. Cheap, fast, or right: pick any two!
Wisdom or whizdumb?
Part of being productive is doing just enough!
Are we – you – me putting in more than we can ever get out?
One thing that was driven home over and over to me this year is it is not “underachieving” to forego attempting to achieve in a lower priority area to allow accomplishments in a higher priority one. I’m not sure if I’ve learned that lesson. But, I’m trying.
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