Every new year presents new opportunities to achieve more.
New Year’s resolutions are a popular way to accomplish this, but I personally like to sit down and write a list of annual goals across various categories like career, family, health, etc.
But this year, I’m thinking about things a bit differently—instead of adding more to the list, I’m thinking about what I can take away.
In essence, how can I accomplish more in 2023 by actually doing less?
A quote to start
“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.”
— Bruce Lee
Context from me
I keep this quote from Bruce Lee in my Notes app on my phone (along with a bunch of other quotes I like).
As someone who is constantly testing things in public, new tasks have a habit of getting added to my daily routine.
The problem is, they don’t all have a habit of falling off when they’re no longer useful.
It’s easy to do more. It’s actually very difficult to do less.
So this new year, rather than looking for new things to add to my daily routine, I’m going to be looking for things to take away.
In my creative process, this could be things like creating new presets to streamline my production workflow, doing a better job of saving my favorite samples and sounds to a dedicated folder for future use, or even outsourcing labor-intensive processes like editing vocals or mixing and mastering.
These adjustments will give me the freedom to do less every time I produce a new track by leveraging single-use work I’ve already done in the past or removing work from my plate altogether.
In my business, this may take the form of removing tasks that no longer move the needle for growth or serve my community, things like posting on certain platforms or creating certain types of content.
It may mean delegating out some of the tasks that do move the needle but that I don’t necessarily need to do every single time.
Time is our most important asset. As an artist and business owner, it is important that I spend my time doing the things only I can do.
This means creating leverage (disconnecting my inputs from my outputs) where possible, and discarding the unnecessary when the time calls for it.
A question for you
What can you do less of in 2023 to, ultimately, accomplish more?
If this speaks to you, I’d love to hear how you plan to accomplish your goals this year while simultaneously earning back more of your time.
Wishing you the best in 2023.
Every new year presents new opportunities to achieve more.
New Year’s resolutions are a popular way to accomplish this, but I personally like to sit down and write a list of annual goals across various categories like career, family, health, etc.
But this year, I’m thinking about things a bit differently—instead of adding more to the list, I’m thinking about what I can take away.
In essence, how can I accomplish more in 2023 by actually doing less?
A quote to start
“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.”
— Bruce Lee
Context from me
I keep this quote from Bruce Lee in my Notes app on my phone (along with a bunch of other quotes I like).
As someone who is constantly testing things in public, new tasks have a habit of getting added to my daily routine.
The problem is, they don’t all have a habit of falling off when they’re no longer useful.
It’s easy to do more. It’s actually very difficult to do less.
So this new year, rather than looking for new things to add to my daily routine, I’m going to be looking for things to take away.
In my creative process, this could be things like creating new presets to streamline my production workflow, doing a better job of saving my favorite samples and sounds to a dedicated folder for future use, or even outsourcing labor-intensive processes like editing vocals or mixing and mastering.
These adjustments will give me the freedom to do less every time I produce a new track by leveraging single-use work I’ve already done in the past or removing work from my plate altogether.
In my business, this may take the form of removing tasks that no longer move the needle for growth or serve my community, things like posting on certain platforms or creating certain types of content.
It may mean delegating out some of the tasks that do move the needle but that I don’t necessarily need to do every single time.
Time is our most important asset. As an artist and business owner, it is important that I spend my time doing the things only I can do.
This means creating leverage (disconnecting my inputs from my outputs) where possible, and discarding the unnecessary when the time calls for it.
A question for you
What can you do less of in 2023 to, ultimately, accomplish more?
If this speaks to you, I’d love to hear how you plan to accomplish your goals this year while simultaneously earning back more of your time.
Wishing you the best in 2023.
Every new year presents new opportunities to achieve more.
New Year’s resolutions are a popular way to accomplish this, but I personally like to sit down and write a list of annual goals across various categories like career, family, health, etc.
But this year, I’m thinking about things a bit differently—instead of adding more to the list, I’m thinking about what I can take away.
In essence, how can I accomplish more in 2023 by actually doing less?
A quote to start
“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.”
— Bruce Lee
Context from me
I keep this quote from Bruce Lee in my Notes app on my phone (along with a bunch of other quotes I like).
As someone who is constantly testing things in public, new tasks have a habit of getting added to my daily routine.
The problem is, they don’t all have a habit of falling off when they’re no longer useful.
It’s easy to do more. It’s actually very difficult to do less.
So this new year, rather than looking for new things to add to my daily routine, I’m going to be looking for things to take away.
In my creative process, this could be things like creating new presets to streamline my production workflow, doing a better job of saving my favorite samples and sounds to a dedicated folder for future use, or even outsourcing labor-intensive processes like editing vocals or mixing and mastering.
These adjustments will give me the freedom to do less every time I produce a new track by leveraging single-use work I’ve already done in the past or removing work from my plate altogether.
In my business, this may take the form of removing tasks that no longer move the needle for growth or serve my community, things like posting on certain platforms or creating certain types of content.
It may mean delegating out some of the tasks that do move the needle but that I don’t necessarily need to do every single time.
Time is our most important asset. As an artist and business owner, it is important that I spend my time doing the things only I can do.
This means creating leverage (disconnecting my inputs from my outputs) where possible, and discarding the unnecessary when the time calls for it.
A question for you
What can you do less of in 2023 to, ultimately, accomplish more?
If this speaks to you, I’d love to hear how you plan to accomplish your goals this year while simultaneously earning back more of your time.
Wishing you the best in 2023.
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Whenever you're ready, there are four ways I can help you:
Subscribe to the Newsletter: Join our growing network of artists, creators, and entrepreneurs by receiving The One Thing directly to your inbox every week.
Book a Consultation: Schedule a one-on-one call with me to improve your marketing across paid advertising, social media, and more.
The Spotify Traffic Accelerator: Join the hundreds of artists who have successfully learned to automate their growth on Spotify using paid ads on Instagram.
Become a DuPree X Artist: Hire our team to manage your marketing across streaming platforms and social media so you can focus on what matters most—making music.
Whenever you're ready, there are four ways I can help you:
Subscribe to the Newsletter: Join our growing network of artists, creators, and entrepreneurs by receiving The One Thing directly to your inbox every week.
Book a Consultation: Schedule a one-on-one call with me to improve your marketing across paid advertising, social media, and more.
The Spotify Traffic Accelerator: Join the hundreds of artists who have successfully learned to automate their growth on Spotify using paid ads on Instagram.
Become a DuPree X Artist: Hire our team to manage your marketing across streaming platforms and social media so you can focus on what matters most—making music.