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Why doing less is the smartest career move you can make

We’ve long been sold the idea that doing more equals achieving more. More meetings, more emails, more side hustles or more KPIs but as we step into 2026, I believe the smartest move you can make is strategic subtraction.

It’s becoming harder to ignore a truth that productivity experts, wellbeing advocates and burnt-out professionals have all been talking about for years: we’ve reached peak “busy”.

Our calendars are bursting, our energy is stretched, and our attention is shattered. In the name of getting ahead, we’ve filled our days with tasks, meetings and obligations that offer diminishing returns and yet so many of us keep piling on, convinced that more activity means more achievem

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