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Munger would later call Buffett an “implacable acquirer,” like John D. Rockefeller in the early days of assembling his empire, who let nobody and nothing get in his way.17 With hindsight, some people felt hard done by, enticed, or even misled. Others said to themselves, in effect, Well, that’s just Warren. I should have known.
The Snowball
Alice Schroeder
It’s not that the procedure itself is so sacred; it’s just that it takes a lot of mental energy to capture and make decisions about such a large inventory of open loops, especially when they’ve been open, undecided, or stuck for way too long. Interruptions can double the time it takes to get through everything. If you can get to ground zero in one contained time period, it gives you a huge sense of control and accomplishment and frees up a reservoir of energy and creativity. Later on you can maintain your system in shorter spurts “between the lines” of your regular day.
Getting Things Done
David Allen
Or as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the author of The Little Prince, put it rather more poetically: If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
No Rules Rules
Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
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