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L'Oreal Thompson Payton

How Warren Buffet’s 5-word investment strategy can boost your productivity

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 19: Philanthropist Warren Buffett is joined onstage by 24 other philanthropist and influential business people featured on the Forbes list of 100 Greatest Business Minds during the Forbes Media Centennial Celebration at Pier 60 on September 19, 2017 in New York City. (Credit: Daniel Zuchnik—WireImage/Getty Images)

It’s been said that we all have the same hours in a day as Beyoncé, but I’ve long disagreed. Sure, we’re all privy to the same 24 hours, but most of us don’t have private chefs, personal trainers, nannies, and a full glam team at our beck and call.

However, Kelly Main, a columnist for Inc., offers a productivity hack inspired by billionaire Warren Buffett. In a recent column, Main points to a phrase borrowed from Buffett’s iconic investment advice, “invest in the long term,” as an effective way to multiply your time. Naturally, Buffett’s strategy centers around using money to make more money, but it applies to productivity as well. 

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