There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all.

– Peter Drucker

• Being effective is about doing the right things, while being efficient is about doing things right.
• Effectiveness is about injecting leverage into your days.
• Never sacrifice effectiveness for the sake of efficiency.
  • efficiency is a false god
• from jordan-hall https://www.facebook.com/phonomancer/posts/10158315472903479?comment_id=10158315750588479&reply_comment_id=10158316000843479
  • Efficiency measures the amount of energy associated with a given change. Effectiveness measures the total systemic consequence of the change in relationship with values.
  • An effective choice (a) realizes your values; (b) does so in a way that furthers choice. An efficient choice uses resources prudently.
• is context aware

Related to

• effortlessness
• non-doing
• gumption-trap

Sources

• Inbox Zero is the pinnacle of $10 work
• Material vs Method
• How caring less is magical for effectiveness
• The unreasonable effectiveness of one-on-ones
• Effective rest days