Occam’s razor and simplicity
Through my entire adult life - whether in a business scenario or not - one thing seems to hold true, and it’s Occam’s razor theory.
It simply means, simplicity is best. Or, put another way, the simplest answers tend to be right.
The way I relate it to business is, when I start feeling like I’ve got too many goals or activities rolling around in my head (where there’s limited space, as you can imagine) I make sure to remember that I need to get to SIMPLICITY.
Given the choice, each day I could write articles, write my book, tweet, blog, start a newsletter, do some video blogging (which I really should start doing), have some Facebook time, Link In, make phone calls, research prospects, work on my PPT presentations, develop new product ideas, etc., etc., etc. (And this is beside client work, which is a constant as well.)
Which do I actually do every day? Well, that’s for me to know, and you to wonder about 
But I will say this; I don’t attempt to do all that’s listed above, of course.
Each day, I make sure to simplify, because I believe in Occam’s razor theory: the simplest answer is usually the right one.
We all should look at what we think and do each day to be sure we’re creating the simplest path to success. Do you have “headlines” readily in your mind that direct your activity? Ideas in large print, that act as the strategy behind your actions?
If not, you should. Start today by answering, what’s the simplest (not to be confused with easiest) path to succeed? What do you do each day that, if stopped completely, no one would notice, especially you?