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A Factory of One
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A Factory of One

by Daniel Markovitz
December 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
177 pages
3h 39m
English
Productivity Press
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From Bad to Good, and From Good to Great ◾  125
work. There is no more miserable person than one
in whom nothing is habitual but indecision, and for
whom the lighting of every cigar, the drinking of
every cup, the time of rising and going to bed every
day, and the beginning of every bit of work, are
subjects of deliberation. Half the time of such a man
goes to deciding or regretting matters which ought to
be so ingrained in him as practically not to exist for
his consciousness at all.
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These habits create what I call “the freedom of discipline.”
When you discipline yourself to do something in a prescribed
way—when you create standard work for yourself—you
have greater freedom to think, create, and solve problems.
Soldiers are better able t ...
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