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You can't do everything

But there is one thing you can do

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V Sri
May 08, 2024
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“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.”
–Roger Martin and A.G. Lafley, from Playing to Win

This isn't a paean to the joy of missing out (JOMO). It's a eulogy. The defiant rebranding of one emotion (FOMO) into its contrary does nothing to quelch the sad truth: You can't do everything.

You can't do everything means you can't be good at everythi…

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