This is essentially in the same class of aphorisms as "do one thing and do it well" and other variants of "be selective". Unfortunately the process of coining

This is essentially in the same class of aphorisms as "do one thing and do it well" and other variants of "be selective". Unfortunately the process of coining a unique soundbite was a little clumsy and resulted in a false dichotomy. That said, the link in this post to Derek's notes on the personal development book was very useful. http://sivers.org/book/PersonalDevelopmentForSmartPeople http://sivers.org/book/PersonalDevelopmentForSmartPeople