**It is worse to be making a millimeter of progress in a million directions than to make great progress in a few.** Trying to keep everyone happy is a recipe for keeping everyone _not mad,_ but also not really _happy._ Placing equal bets on all horses is a fools errand. Juggling balls feels worse than making a focused effort on something. You might succeed at not to fail at anything, but in doing so you’re ensuring you’ll never truly succeed at anything either. **** # More ## Source - [[Essentialism]] - [[Start with Why (source)]] ## Related - [[“No” = choice]] - [[Minimal Activities]] - [[Small and Essential Beats Big but Inessential]]