Resolutions? Not exactly...

Jim Collins, author of the bestselling books Built to Last and Good to Great, wrote a great piece in 2003 about his best New Years Resolution ever - a "Stop Doing" list.

The genesis of the "Stop Doing" list is the following hypothetical scenario:

"Suppose you woke up tomorrow and received two phone calls. The first phone call tells you that you have inherited $20 million, no strings attached. The second tells you that you have an incurable and terminal disease, and you have no more than 10 years to live. What would you do differently, and, in particular, what would you stop doing?"

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