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+# Rework
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+What you do is what matters. Until you are actually making something, anything that you think or say or plan, your brilliant idea is just that: an idea. 
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+"If no one is upset by what you are saying, you're probably not pushing hard enough." (p. 49)
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+Less mass: long term contracts, excess staff, permanent decisions meeting, thick process, inventory, long term road maps, office politics, ... Avoid these whenever you can. The more expensive it is to make a change, the less likely you are to make it. (p. 62)
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+Get creative and you'll be amazed at what you can make with just as little. [...]. So, before you sing the "not enough" blues, see how far you can get with what you have. (p. 67). 
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+When you start something new, there are the sutff 
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+* you would do
+* you could do
+* you have to do.
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+This is the first thing you should worry about: "If I take this away, would what I'm doing still exists?" (p. 72)
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+Details make the difference, but they should be ignored in the first place. Nail the basic first and worry about the specific later. (p. 85)
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+Questions (p. 100-102):
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+* Why are we doing this ?
+* What problem are we solving ?
+* Is this actually useful ?
+* Are you adding value ?
+* Will this change behavior ?
+* Is there an easier way ?
+* What could you be doing instead ?
+* Is it really worth it ?
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+Meetings are toxic (p. 108):
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+* Set a timer
+* Invite as few people as possible
+* Always have a clean agenda
+* Begin with a specific problem
+* Meet at the site of the problem and not in a conference room
+* End with a solution and make someone responsible for implementing it.
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+**Good enough** is fine: problems can always be solved with a simple solution. You just build something that gets the job done and then move away. When *good enough* gets the job done, go for it. It's way better than wasting resources, or even worse, doing nothing because you can't afford the complexe solutions. (p. 112)
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+Don't be a hero: don't anything for yourself, like "I 've already spent 4 hours, I can't quit now". If something takes more than two weeks, you've got to bring other people in, just so they could bring their two cents. The worst thing you can do is waste even more time.
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+Divide stuffs into smaller problems, until you're able to deal with them. Simply rearranging your tasks this way can have an amazing impact on productivity and motivation. (p. 127)
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+Make tiny decisions. They are simpler to change, as the more steam you put into going in one direction, the harder is is to change. "Small decisions" = "no big penalties if you mess up". And you can accomplish these things and build on. Then you get goind to the next one. (p. 130)
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+[to be continued...]