"[[Warren Buffett]]—the self-made multibillionaire whose personal wealth, acquired entirely within his own lifetime, is roughly twice the size of [[Harvard University]]’s endowment—reportedly **gave his pilot a simple three-step process for prioritizing**. "The story goes like this: [[Warren Buffett|Buffett]] turns to his faithful pilot and says that he must have dreams greater than flying Buffett around to where he needs to go. The pilot confesses that, yes, he does. And then Buffett takes him through three steps. "First, **you write down a list of twenty-five career goals**. "Second, **you do some soul-searching and circle the five highest-priority goals.** Just five. "Third, **you take a good hard look at the twenty goals you didn’t circle. These you avoid at all costs**. They’re what distract you; they eat away time and energy, taking your eye from the goals that matter more. --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[priorities]], [[curiosity]], [[passion]], [[personal-values]], [[goal-setting]] **Source** -- [[20241030 - B - Grit]]