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outsourcing small tasks verses large tasks

Most people outsource their small tasks but I have met some people recently that outsource their "focusing" ... Sometimes it makes sense to delegate the hard and interesting stuff to people.

you can buy time

Never use the phrase "I just don't have time to do that."

We have time. We just choose not prioritize that item over another item. Everyone has TIME to read - but most people don't prioritize reading over all the other things they need to do.

Most people think time is finite ... and it is ... but you can still increase your time by spending the resources (usually your hard earned money).

Buying time is the probably the most important thing you can do to leverage yourself to do more of what you want to do. Some people buy time so they can do more work, or more exercise, or more spending time with their kids, or more travel. Whatever you want to do more of ... you can buy time.

It is easy to think of ways to but another 100 or so hours a year. You can get a driver when you are headed to meetings in Palo Alto. You can hire a part-time or full-time assistant. You can outsource your laundry. You can pay for parking rather than circulating the block.

good profile on Ted Cruz

This is an interesting profile on Ted Cruz ... he's a conservative politician in Texas who is running for Attorney General.   Ted is a friend of mine and a super smart guy.   If the GOP will ever have a shot of being competitive, they'll need to attract more people like Ted Cruz.   

http://www.tedcruz.org/pdf/cruz_profile.pdf