THROW LESS AT THE PROBLEM往問題上投入更少些
Watch chef Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares and you’ll see a pattern. The menus at failing restaurants offer too many dishes. The owners think making every dish under the sun will broaden the appeal of the restaurant. Instead it makes for crappy food (and creates inventory headaches) .
如果你觀看大廚Gordon Ramsay的“廚房噩夢”節目,就會發現一個模式。那些失敗餐廳的菜單上都提供了非常多的菜肴。餐館老闆以為把世界上所有的菜都做了就能增加餐館的吸引力。相反,食物品質很糟糕(同時,這也帶來了“存貨管理”的麻煩事)。
That’s why Ramsay’s first step is nearly always to trim the menu, usually from thirty-plus dishes to around ten. Think about that. Improving the menu doesn’t come first. Trimming it down comes first. Then he polishes what’s left.
這就是為什麼Ramsay第一步幾乎總是精簡菜單,通常從三十多道菜減至十道左右。思考一下,他上來首先不是擴大菜單,而是精簡,然後再對剩下的菜肴進行改進。
When things aren’t woking, the natural inclination is to throw more at the problem. More people, time, and money. All that ends up doing is making the problem bigger. The right way is to go the opposite direction: Cut back.
當出問題的時候,自然反應是往問題上投入更多。更多的人力,時間和財力。這些都將導致越做問題越大。正確的方法是朝反方向發力:削減。
So do less. Your project won’t suffer nearly as much as you fear. In fact, there’s a good chance it’ll end up even better. You’ll be forced to make tough calls and sort out what truly matters.
所以往問題上投入更少些。你的項目不會損失到像你擔心的那樣。事實上,它還有機會完成得更好。你將被迫做出艱難的決定,梳理出什麼才是真正重要的。
If you start pushing back deadlines and increasing budget, you’ll never stop.
如果你開始拖延期限增加預算了,你將再也停不下來了。