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Subtraction Often Works Better Than Addition

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Via negativa: when improving something, our instinct is to add — more features, more steps, more commitments. But removing the unnecessary is often more effective. Drop the bad habit instead of adding a good one. Cancel the draining meeting instead of scheduling another productive one. Improvement by subtraction is underrated because it's invisible — no one sees what you removed, only what you added.

The point
Removing what doesn't work often beats adding something new.

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