Take away to add. It doesn't make sense at first glance. How can we add by taking away? We do that by creating more space for what is important. We make room. Reduce your options and you make way for easier decisions. Condense. Can I eliminate one step, one sentence, one process? Can I correct one item where we are off track. Take away to add.

Like the song in Frozen...Let it go, let it go. Don't let "sunk cost bias" derail you. Learn to uncommit from the trivial many.

How dare you say no? What trade-offs must be made? Saying no takes courage, and you have to practice, but it is the only way to combat the trivial many.

Are we clear? Crystal, Sir. This quote from A Few Good Men is appropriate today, since our chapter is about clarity. Clarity of your mission, clarity of purpose. What is essential? If we could only be excellent at one thing, what would it be?

Select. As in choose, pick one. Or it could be as in superior, elite. To be honest it could be either definition. But the gist of this chapter is how to decide to make a trade off. What is your selection criteria. If it's not a 90, it's a zero.

Refresh and replenish. Sleep is an important part of being able to separate the essential from the trivial many

Play. Every day. At least a little. Play and don't take yourself too seriously. I like to have a good time. So every day you should make time to laugh a little, no matter how serious you are.

Look for what's important and extract it from the trivial many that bombard us everyday.

Escape to think, to learn, to discern. We need time set aside to focus on what is essential vs what is trivial

We can not do it all. Instead off asking how can I do both ask what do I want to go big on?