> [!tldr] Do the minimum to achieve the effect you need. Minimum Effective Dose is a concept from the world of medicine. To treat illness doctors prescribe drugs. Drugs, however, come with undesired side-effects. A recurring [[Pattern]] happens as your increase the dose of most medicines... treatment efficacy degrades (due to the [[Law of Diminishing Returns]]) whole the negative impacts of side-effects continue to increase. The best way to combat this issue is to **utilize the smallest possible dose to achieve the desired result**. This truth implies that [[Minimalism is about Intention]]. You need [[So much of productivity, communication, and fitness advice comes down to really knowing your goal.|Know what you want to accomplish.]] This same exact concept can be utilized to lead a more productive, more efficient lifestyle. When applied to working on Projects, minimum effective dose becomes [[Minimum Viable Progress]]. ## Examples in the wild > [!quote] > Minimalist training is about doing the minimum effective amount of work needed to stimulate results, not doing as little as possible. > <cite>Lee Downing-Keat</cite> **** # More ## Source - Self - [[Building Muscle with Minimalist Training]] ## Related - [[Law of Diminishing Returns]] - [[Pareto Principle]] - [[Minimum Viable Progress]]