Q: More good things is always good, right?
A: Only if you have unlimited capacity.
Here’s a thorough article on The Christmas Tree Effect. In a nutshell it says that, like a Christmas tree, each ornament that gets added to the tree is good, but at a certain point too many of even the best ornaments become a cluttered mess.
It’s more than just the adage, “Too much of a good thing can be bad,” The Christmas Tree Effect reminds us that sometimes the best strategy for an entire system (or life) is improvement by subtraction rather than addition.
Actionable Question: What are some good things I need to take off my plate?
Merry Christmas,
Andrew Nemeth