Out of all the hundreds of exercises that exist, there are only about 10 or so that produce maximal results and that you need to be doing all the time
Pushups
Dips
Presses
Overhead press
Rows
Chinups pullups
Squats
Deadlifts
Curls
Pressdowns
Shoulder raises— Alexander Cortes PhD, Fitness, Nutrition, Fat loss (@AJA_Cortes) December 14, 2020
This is correct.
However, I’d still advise changing it up so what you’re doing doesn’t get stale. This leads to better results over time as you are more likely to keep with the program. Those exercises, though, will produce maximum results with minimum time. They are foundational, most of them are compound, and all transalate quite well to real-world strength (despite what you may have been told by people who, surprise, don’t work out).