Max, My Father’s Grandfather

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Max moved to Berlin in the early 20th century to start a company that manufactured clothes. The company thrived, and his guiding principle contributed to his success. He lived by the following maxim: “You can’t dance at two weddings with one rear end.” In other words, you should focus on one activity at a time.

Think of Max’s maxim and the Pomodoro Technique as a total denial of simultaneous capacity—an axiomatic boundary. How can you then be sure that what you’re doing is the most important activity? Well, for me, first I analyze what really matters, in other words, what result I want to achieve. Then I start to focus ...

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