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Specialization and Focus
How The Art of Money Getting develops Specialization and Focus.
The book advises against scattering one's efforts across multiple ventures, advocating for concentrating on a single business and mastering it through systematic work and undivided attention.
Where it surfaces
- Don't Get Above Your Business
Barnum advises excelling in one's chosen occupation, noting that the best in any field are always in demand.
- Do Not Scatter Your Powers
The chapter's central message is the necessity of concentrating on one kind of business to achieve success.
- Be Systematic
The chapter advocates for doing one thing at a time and being systematic, but warns against excessive specialization that leads to absurdity, as shown by Pat's literal adherence to the system.