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Do one thing well

Some people are quality conscious, no matter what the work they are doing.  Whether the task is personal or professional, small or big, they do it well.  Being focused is really important to them.  No matter what the task they do, they give it their full attention.  They move from one task to the next, only when they are sure that the current one has been done properly.  They can multi-task as well, but they make sure they don't have too much on their plate, so that the quality of any of their tasks doesn't get affected.  You will find that people like these, even if they are writing a small email, make sure that it is upto the mark.  Even if they have to give a small gift to somebody, they will put it in a nice gift wrapper & also make sure that the gift is something nice/meaningful for the receiver.

On the other hand, you have people who try to do too many things at the same time.  As a result, the quality of their work diminishes, even though they seem to have their head in a lot of things.  They feel it is better to be involved in a whole lot of things, even though the quality of the work that they deliver is questionable most of the times.  If they are not part of something, they feel left out & hence they try to be in everything, but don't really contribute much to anything.  These people need to realise that you can't do everything in life.  It is better to take a chill pill and start by learning to do one thing well.

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  1. Kishore A K9 July 2011 at 05:59

    Early in my career, I had the opportunity to work with a Race Car Driver turned Systems Engineer. He had a Zen like attitude to work. He would always be working on exactly one task at any given time. He would take up another task only after he had finished the current work in hand. His work output was single-handedly higher than a team of smart IIT trained Engineers working in our India office. I learnt many things from him.

    Good thinking bro. Keep thinking! :)

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  2. A V K Murthy11 July 2011 at 06:43

    You are right Kiran. Ultimately it is the quality of output that matters and not the quantity at the cost of quality.

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