Are You Working Harder than You Should, Part 6?

Lessons we can learn from Jay from his 32-year career based on a 3-day work week:

Reason Number 6: Freedom from politics.

On his own, Jay was able to accomplish more than teams of creative professionals at advertising agencies because he didn't have to deal with timewasters like memos and meetings. He could focus right on the creative tasks--and choose only those creative assignments he knew he could either complete on his own or complete in partnership with other creative professionals brought together for the task.

Undoubtedly, Jay had to be selective about the clients he choose, avoiding those who were more interested in fancy offices and long lunches than superior execution of their tasks.

Are you attracting focused clients or timewasters?