Exploration is necessary to find the best options.

The best ideas come from space dedicated to idea exploration.rM4 This space can call to mind important but often distant areas of life for consideration which can identify hidden opportunities.rA1

The best options create significantly more value than merely good ideas, however, and are therefore worthy of inordinate focus to find—and time expenditure. The investment tends to pay itself off.

“You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything.” —John Maxwell

The Pareto Principle insinuates this as well.rM4


  1. Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, First Edition (New York: Crown Business, 2014). (See notes.)

  2. David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, Revised edition (New York City: Penguin Books, 2015). (See notes.)

  3. Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, First Edition (New York: Crown Business, 2014). (See notes.)