I love this:
When something’s new, it looks like a thousand things to learn. But most things simplify down to a handful of basics. For example:
a) Cooking: There are millions of recipes, but one chef wrote a whole book on the idea that good cooking is four things: salt, fat, acid and heat.
b) Languages: Learn the 100 most common words (which, surprisingly, make up ~50% of all written material).
c) Resumes: Make sure each line shows you’ve made an impact, use a straightforward template, and show it’s been tailored for the role (P.S. Resume Worded does this all for you pretty quickly -- get a free resume review here).
So when I’m confused by a lot of different directions, I love to ask: what’s the boring, obvious answer here? Start there. The clever stuff works a lot better on top of it!
