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Core Idea:
"Intensity defeats
extensity every time."
When you spread your energy too thin, you weaken your impact. True power comes
from focusing your resources on a single,
high-leverage point—whether it’s a skill, a project, or a key
relationship.
Deep Dive:
1. Why Concentration Wins
- The 80/20 Rule (Pareto Principle): 80%
of results come from 20% of efforts. Identify and double down on that
critical 20%.
- Depth > Breadth: A deep well
provides more water than a hundred shallow puddles. Mastery in one area
beats mediocrity in many.
- Resource Efficiency: Time, money,
and energy are limited. Scattering them wastes potential; focusing them
multiplies returns.
2. How to Apply This Law
A. Find Your "Rich
Mine" (Highest-Value Target)
- Ask: What
activity, skill, or relationship gives me the most power?
- For careers: Specialize in a niche
where you can dominate (e.g., "AI for healthcare" vs. generic
programming).
- For business: Focus on your
"hero product" (e.g., iPhone for Apple, chicken for KFC).
- For influence: Identify the one
person whose support could transform your position.
B. Go All-In (Mine It Deeper)
- Skill Example: A writer who
publishes 100 average articles gains less than one who writes a single,
groundbreaking book.
- Negotiation Example: In a conflict,
focus on the opponent’s key weakness rather than
attacking on all fronts.
- War Example: Napoleon won battles by
concentrating forces on the enemy’s weakest point, even if outnumbered
overall.
C. Protect Your Focus
- Avoid "Shiny Object Syndrome": Ignore
distractions that don’t align with your core goal.
- Say No Relentlessly: Warren
Buffett’s rule: "Write down your top 25 goals. Circle the top
5. Avoid the rest at all costs."
3. Historical & Modern
Examples
- Steve Jobs: Cut Apple’s product line
from 350 to 10, saving the company from bankruptcy.
- Military Strategy: Hannibal defeated
Rome by focusing his army on surprise attacks (e.g., Cannae), notๅๆฃๅ
ตๅ.
- Investing: Warren Buffett built
wealth by betting heavily on a few high-conviction stocks (e.g.,
Coca-Cola), not diversifying wildly.
4. The "Fat Cow"
Principle
- Find Your Patron: A single powerful
ally (a mentor, client, or investor) can do more for you than 100 weak
connections.
- Example:
Michelangelo’s career skyrocketed after securing Lorenzo de’ Medici’s
patronage.
- Nurture the Cow: Invest in
relationships with long-term potential. Drop those that drain energy.
5. Traps to Avoid
- False Multitasking: Juggling too
many projects leads to half-finished work and burnout.
- Fear of Missing Out (FOMO): Chasing
every opportunity means mastering none.
- Over-Diversification: In business or
investing, spreading resources too thin kills returns.
Key Takeaway:
Power grows where energy
flows.
- Weakness: Spraying effort everywhere
= wasted potential.
- Power: Laser focus on the one
thing that matters most = unstoppable momentum.
> "The sun’s rays scattered do no burn;
concentrated, they set fire to paper."
> — Chinese proverb
Action Step: Audit
your life today. What’s the one area where doubling down could
10X your results? Cut the rest.
Would you like a tailored strategy to apply this to your career/business?
✍️แ ្แាแ់แី แขแฃ៖ แ្แោแแแ្แាំแแแแ់แข្แแ
Law 23: Concentrate Your Forces – แ្แោแแแ្แាំแแแแ់แข្แแ
(แ្แแូแแขំแាแ
แแแ់แข្แแแฑ្แแាแ់แៅแ
ំแុแ
แ្แាំแแំแុแ)
แោแแំแិแแ
แ្แแ៖
แុំแ្แាแ់แแ្แាំแแแแ់แข្แแแ
ោแแោแแแ់แាแแ្แแ់แិแแី។ แ្แុแแៅแិแ แ្แោแแขំแាแ
แแแ់แข្แแแៅแแ្แែแแែแแข្แแแ្แាំแแាแแេ។ แិแីแេះแឹแแ្แើแฑ្แแข្แแ៖
✔ แแួแแាแแแ្แแแแ្แแ់แាแ (แូแ
แាแแីแแ៉ែแួแแฑ្แแ្แៅ แាแាแแីแแ៉ែแាแ់แិแแែแแាแ់แ)
✔ แแ្แាแាแแแ (แុំแ្แះแ្แាแแេแแេแា แិแแแแាแแើแข្แីแែแแិแแំแាแ់)
✔ แแแข្แแแាំแ្แแំแាแ់ (แแ "แោแ្แាំแ" แែแแขាแ
แ្แแ់แขំแាแ
แแ់แข្แแแូแแขแ្แែแ)
แាแแแแ្แាแแแ្แขិแ៖
แก. แ េแុแข្แីแាแแ្แោแแแ្แាំแแំแាแ់?
- แขាំแแแ់แ៊ីแេ > แំแ ំ (Intensity > Extensity)
- แงแាแ แแ៍៖ แ្แុแแ ៊ុแ Apple แ្แោแแើแแិแแแแแិแូแ៍แួแแ
ំแួแแិแ
(iPhone, Mac) แាแាแแแិแแូแแ័แ្แแាแ់แแแ៉ូแែแแ្แាแแុแแាแ។
- แ្แុแแីแិแ៖ แាแแំแាแแួแแែแแข្แแแិแแាแ្แើแ แឹแแ្แแ់แข្แแแូแแขំแាแ
แ
្แើแแាแแាแแឹแแข្แីแแាแ់แិแแ៉ុแ្แែแាแ់แាំแแขแ់แាแ់แแ្แាแแ។
แข. แแៀแแขแុแแ្แ៖
แ. แแแ
ំแុแ
แ្แាំแแแแ់แข្แแ (Find Your "Rich Mine")
- แើแข្แแแូแែแข្แីแាแแេ? (แាแា? แแ់แូแ? แាแแាแแៃ?)
- แើแំแแ់แាแែแแขាแ
แ្แแ់แข្แแแូแแขំแាแ
แ្แแ់แំแុแ?
แ. แីแแฑ្แแ្แៅ (Dig Deeper)
- แงแាแ แแ៍៖ แើแข្แแแាแข្แแแแแេแ แុំแ្แះแ្แាแแេแแេแាแើแាแแូแแំแូแ แฌแ
ំแៀแ។ แ្แោแแើแាแแแ្แើแแៀแแៅแែแแขាแ
แ្แើแฑ្แแข្แแแ្แី។
- แ្แុแแាแแាแ៖ แ្แាแแាแข្แแแំแាแแំแូแแ្แុแแ្แែแแួแ แាแាแแាแข្แแแែแแឹแแិแ
แួแ
แ្แแ់แ៉ាแ។
แ. แแ "แោแ្แាំแ" (Find the Fat Cow)
- แแแแុแ្แ/แขแ្แแាแแួแแែแแขាแ
แួแแើแแ្แាแแាแแข្แแแូแแขแ្แែแ។
- แงแាแ แแ៍៖ แข្แแแขាแ
แំแ្แើแាแแฑ្แแាแแ្แขแแ្แាแ់แេแឹแแាំแ្แាแ់แែแแាแแฅแ្แិแแ แាแាแแ្แាแាแแេแ
แ
េแแីแแុแ្แแាแ់แแแែแแិแแขាแ
แួแแข្แแแាแ។
แฃ. แงแាแ แแ៍แ្แុแแីแិแแិแ៖
- แข្แแแขាแីแแแ្แ៖ แข្แแแแ់แขាแ ាแแូแ
KFC แ្แោแแើแាแ
់แាแ់ แាแាแแ្แាแាแแแ់แ្แแ់แុแแ្แ ូแ។
- แិแ្แ៖ แ្แោแแើแុแแិแ្แាแែแแข្แแแូแែ แាแាแแំแ្แឹแแូแ
แ្แាแ្แแ់แុแแិแ្แា។
- แแោแាแ៖ แข្แแแแោแាแแែแแ្แោแแើแាแแាแ់แាแแូแแ្แាแแាំแ្แแ៏แឹแแាំแួแ แាแាแแ្แាแាแแฑ្แแ្แแ់แ្แាแ្แแกាแ់។
แค. แข្แីแែแแិแแ្แូแแ្แើ៖
- ❌ แ្แះแ្แាแแេแแើแแ្แោแแ
្แើแแេแ (แូแ
แាแាแแើแแ ាแแាแ ្แេ แ ើแแៅแេแแែแแេแិแแាแ់แោแแ័แ แ៏แ
ាแ់แ្แើแแแ់แំแៀแแំแាแ់แแ)។
- ❌ แ្แាแាแแ្แើแฑ្แแ្แแ់แ្แាแេแแ
ិแ្แ (แข្แแแឹแแិแแขាแ
แ្แោแแើแข្แីแែแแំแាแ់แាแแេ)។
แេแ
แ្แីแแ្แិแ្แាแ៖
"แแ្แាំแแិแ
แែแ្แោแแើแ
ំแុแ
แ្แឹแแ្แូแ แាแแขំแាแ
แ្แាំแแាแแแ្แាំแแ
្แើแแែแแាแแ៉ាแ។"
แូแ
แាแាំแ្แើแแែแแแแ្แាំแ្แុំแแแាแ់แោแแ្แោแแើแោแแៅแួแ แាแឹแแាแแ្แแិแ្แិแាแแាแแាំแ្แើแแែแแាแ់แាแแ แ៉ុแ្แែแិแแ
ាแ់แុแแข្แីแោះ។
แើแข្แแแขាแ แแแើแ "แ៉ែแ្แៅ" แฌ "แោแ្แាំแ" แแแ់แข្แแแាแแេ?