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Welcome to Think On This. Each episode of Think On
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This provides you practical advice that you can use daily.
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Give us five minutes and we'll change your world. Now,
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let's get ready. to Think on This. Well, hello there.
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Welcome to another episode of Think on This. We're so
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glad to have you along for this episode. And hey,
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if you enjoy Think On This and get something out
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of it, would you do us a favor? Share us
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with your friends and leave us a positive rating and review.
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Thank you so much. On this episode of Think On This,
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the subtraction engine. Whenever we want to fix a problem,
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What's our default reaction? We add something. Need to get fit?
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Buy a new workout program. Project behind schedule? Add another
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daily sync meeting. Struggling with focus? Download another app. But
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why do we almost never ask, what can I eliminate
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to fix this? Behavioral scientists call this addition bias. When
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tasked with changing a system, human beings systematically default to
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adding components rather than subtracting them. Even when subtracting is
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demonstrably faster, cheaper, and more effective. The result? Systems get bloated.
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Calendars fill with redundant sinks. Workflows require five different approval layers.
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Personal routines turn into 90-minute morning sagas that, well, they
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crumble under pressure. We keep adding weight to the cart
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instead of greasing the wheels. True leverage rarely comes from
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adding complexity. It comes from stripping away frictions. until only
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what works remains. Start using the subtraction audit once a week.
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Look at your main project or daily routine and ask
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three specific elimination questions. Number one, what rule or step
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in this process exists purely out of habit? Number two,
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What meeting or reoccurring task could disappear entirely without causing
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a crisis? And number three, what is one commitment I
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can cancel this week to buy back two hours? Before
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you build a new bridge, clear the wreckage off the
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old one. It's so vitally important to do that. Again,
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those three steps. What ruler step in this process exists
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purely out of habit? What meeting or reoccurring task could
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disappear entirely without causing a crisis? And number three, what
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is one commitment I can cancel this week to buy
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back two hours? Excellence isn't about adding more to your plate.
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It's about clearing off everything that doesn't belong. What can
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you subtract? today. Think on this today. Thank you so
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much for joining us for this episode of Think on This.
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And again, if you've got value out of this episode,
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please share us with your friends and leave us a
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positive rating and review. Until next time, be well. Thank you.
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Welcome to Think On This. Each episode of Think On
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00:00:18.449 --> 00:00:21.879
This provides you practical advice that you can use daily.
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00:00:25.440 --> 00:00:32.780
Give us five minutes and we'll change your world. Now,
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00:00:33.189 --> 00:00:57.250
let's get ready. to Think on This. Well, hello there.
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Welcome to another episode of Think on This. We're so
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00:01:03.789 --> 00:01:07.409
glad to have you along for this episode. And hey,
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if you enjoy Think On This and get something out
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of it, would you do us a favor? Share us
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with your friends and leave us a positive rating and review.
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Thank you so much. On this episode of Think On This,
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the subtraction engine. Whenever we want to fix a problem,
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What's our default reaction? We add something. Need to get fit?
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Buy a new workout program. Project behind schedule? Add another
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daily sync meeting. Struggling with focus? Download another app. But
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why do we almost never ask, what can I eliminate
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to fix this? Behavioral scientists call this addition bias. When
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00:02:12.169 --> 00:02:17.979
tasked with changing a system, human beings systematically default to
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00:02:18.300 --> 00:02:24.280
adding components rather than subtracting them. Even when subtracting is
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00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:34.300
demonstrably faster, cheaper, and more effective. The result? Systems get bloated.
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00:02:35.069 --> 00:02:42.009
Calendars fill with redundant sinks. Workflows require five different approval layers.
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Personal routines turn into 90-minute morning sagas that, well, they
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crumble under pressure. We keep adding weight to the cart
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instead of greasing the wheels. True leverage rarely comes from
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adding complexity. It comes from stripping away frictions. until only
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what works remains. Start using the subtraction audit once a week.
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Look at your main project or daily routine and ask
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three specific elimination questions. Number one, what rule or step
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in this process exists purely out of habit? Number two,
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What meeting or reoccurring task could disappear entirely without causing
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a crisis? And number three, what is one commitment I
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can cancel this week to buy back two hours? Before
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you build a new bridge, clear the wreckage off the
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old one. It's so vitally important to do that. Again,
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those three steps. What ruler step in this process exists
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purely out of habit? What meeting or reoccurring task could
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disappear entirely without causing a crisis? And number three, what
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is one commitment I can cancel this week to buy
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back two hours? Excellence isn't about adding more to your plate.
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It's about clearing off everything that doesn't belong. What can
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you subtract? today. Think on this today. Thank you so
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much for joining us for this episode of Think on This.
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And again, if you've got value out of this episode,
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please share us with your friends and leave us a
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positive rating and review. Until next time, be well. Thank you.
