# Two-List Strategy (Buffett Method)

> Focus technique attributed to Warren Buffett involving listing 25 goals, circling top 5, then actively avoiding the remaining 20 until the priority 5 are complete. Emphasizes that good opportunities are the enemy of great ones, requiring ruthless prioritization and saying no.

- **URL:** https://jamesclear.com/buffett-focus
- **Category:** Time Management Methodology
- **Tags:** Prioritization, Focus, Goal Setting, Warren Buffett
- **Updated:** 2026-03-18 11:25
- **Canonical page:** https://timetrack.works/vi/items/two-list-strategy-buffett-method

## Details

## Overview

Two-List Strategy forces identification of true priorities by creating an "avoid at all cost" list alongside a focus list.

## Process

1. Write down 25 goals
2. Circle your top 5
3. Put remaining 20 on "avoid" list
4. Focus exclusively on top 5
5. Don't touch the 20 until top 5 are done

## Key Insight

The bottom 20 aren't bad goals—they're good goals that will distract you from great goals. They're dangerous precisely because they're appealing.

## Pricing

Free methodology.

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