How many projects should you work on at once?

The number of active projects or commitments at one time.

Axis: few projects at a time … many projects in parallel

Answers by date: 2 records in 1 source, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. The advice was refined (2022), never reversed, in these records.

date	who	answer	source
2022-08-19	Ali	Ali has found that the fewer projects he has in active investments, generally fewer than five and ideally fewer than three, the less likely he is to burn out and the more he enjoys the journey sustainably.	How I Manage My Time - The System That Changed My Life 00:12:32
2022-08-19	Ali	Ali thinks the number of active projects varies by person but, from talking to everyone he knows over several months, is basically five plus or minus two, somewhere between three and seven.	How I Manage My Time - The System That Changed My Life 00:05:21