9. 🔥 Don’t confuse being busy with being useful
Your calendar filling up isn’t a badge of honor, it’s a warning sign. Make space for deep work, and stop doing things that only look productive.
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Work success isn’t about doing more, it’s about doing what matters in a way that earns trust, builds momentum, and makes you someone people want to work with. Here are 10 lessons I’ve learned (often the hard way) that have made me more effective, respected, and useful at work.
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