Coaching practices for Buffett Not to Do List
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- It’s not junk that derails me
- Whenever I try to narrow down what matters most I can’t bring myself to actually cut anything
- I either cling to priorities I set ages ago that don’t fit my life anymore, or I only ever rethink them in a panic when something’s already going wrong
- In the moment someone asks me to take something on, my priorities are nowhere in sight
- I keep telling myself I’ll cut back on the things that drain me, but every single time the moment comes I cave and say yes again
Practices that may help
- Warren Buffett’s Two-List Strategy
The Buffett two-list strategy asks you to write down 25 career or life goals, circle the top 5, then treat everything else on the list as active avoidances — not "do later" items. The story is apocryphal and its precise origin is unverified, but the underlying principle — that near-priority goals steal attention from top priorities — is consistent with how cognitive resources and opportunity costs work. - The Not-To-Do List
The not-to-do list is a set of behaviors, tasks, and commitments you commit to stopping or refusing — permanently. Tim Ferriss argues that elimination is more valuable than optimization because low-leverage activities consume time that no amount of efficiency can recover. The approach is largely practitioner advice backed by mechanistic reasoning about opportunity cost and attention. - Treat items 6–25 as active avoidances, not a later list
Everything not in your top 5 must be actively avoided — it is your "do-not-do" list.
Warren Buffett’s Two-List Strategy - Circle your top 5 without negotiating
From 25, choose exactly 5 — the ones you’d feel worst about not doing.
Warren Buffett’s Two-List Strategy - Run a quarterly focus review to refresh the lists
Revisit and rebuild both lists every quarter — priorities shift, and so should the lists.
Warren Buffett’s Two-List Strategy - Keep your Focus List physically visible
Post your top 5 somewhere unavoidable so every new request gets evaluated against them.
Warren Buffett’s Two-List Strategy - Write and commit to a standing not-to-do list
Turn elimination candidates into an explicit, reviewed list of permanent refusals.
The Not-To-Do List - Write all 25 goals without editing
Brain-dump every goal, aspiration, and project you’re holding — professional and personal — uncensored.
Warren Buffett’s Two-List Strategy - Name one most-important task each morning
Each day, identify the single item from your Focus List that most needs to move forward today.
Warren Buffett’s Two-List Strategy - Separate urgent from important with a dedicated triage window
Give urgent-but-not-important items a contained window so they stop hijacking your Focus List time.
Warren Buffett’s Two-List Strategy
Related concerns
- Warren Buffett S Two List Strategy Before Bed
The Buffett two-list strategy asks you to write down 25 career or life goals, circle the top 5, then treat everything else on the list as active avoidances — not "do later" items. The story is apocryphal and its precise origin is unverified, but the underlying principle — that near-priority goals steal attention from top priorities — is consistent with how cognitive resources and opportunity costs work.
- Warren Buffett S Two List Strategy In A New Job
The Buffett two-list strategy asks you to write down 25 career or life goals, circle the top 5, then treat everything else on the list as active avoidances — not "do later" items. The story is apocryphal and its precise origin is unverified, but the underlying principle — that near-priority goals steal attention from top priorities — is consistent with how cognitive resources and opportunity costs work.
- Warren Buffett S Two List Strategy When Burned Out
The Buffett two-list strategy asks you to write down 25 career or life goals, circle the top 5, then treat everything else on the list as active avoidances — not "do later" items. The story is apocryphal and its precise origin is unverified, but the underlying principle — that near-priority goals steal attention from top priorities — is consistent with how cognitive resources and opportunity costs work.
- Warren Buffett S Two List Strategy When Overwhelmed
The Buffett two-list strategy asks you to write down 25 career or life goals, circle the top 5, then treat everything else on the list as active avoidances — not "do later" items. The story is apocryphal and its precise origin is unverified, but the underlying principle — that near-priority goals steal attention from top priorities — is consistent with how cognitive resources and opportunity costs work.
- Warren Buffett Goal Setting Exercise
The Buffett two-list strategy asks you to write down 25 career or life goals, circle the top 5, then treat everything else on the list as active avoidances — not "do later" items. The story is apocryphal and its precise origin is unverified, but the underlying principle — that near-priority goals steal attention from top priorities — is consistent with how cognitive resources and opportunity costs work.
- Warren Buffett S Two List Strategy As A Caregiver
The Buffett two-list strategy asks you to write down 25 career or life goals, circle the top 5, then treat everything else on the list as active avoidances — not "do later" items. The story is apocryphal and its precise origin is unverified, but the underlying principle — that near-priority goals steal attention from top priorities — is consistent with how cognitive resources and opportunity costs work.
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