Quotes About Focus

high multitaskers are suckers for irrelevancy.

Live with purpose and you know where you want to go. Live by priority and you'll know what to do to get there.

big success comes when we do a few things well

Multitaskers were just lousy at everything." Multitasking is a lie.

But it's actually a "way of lie," for the truth is multitasking is neither efficient nor effective. In the world of results, it will fail you every time.

In your professional life, go long and make peace with the idea that the pursuit of extraordinary results may require you to be out of balance for long periods.

You want your achievements to add up, but that actually takes subtraction, not addition. You need to be doing fewer things for more effect instead of doing more

The question of balance is really a question of priority. When you change your language from balancing to prioritizing, you see your choices more clearly and open the door to changing your destiny.

What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?

Extraordinary results demand that you set a priority and act on it. When you act on your priority, you'll automatically go out of balance, giving more time to one thing over another.

Viva como um selo postal – cole-se num único objetivo até alcançá-lo." Josh

Highly successful people know this. So every day they line up their priorities anew

Researchers estimate that workers are interrupted every 11 minutes and then spend almost a third of their day recovering from these distractions.

Because they study it all the time, they think they are investing—but they're not. Figure

The challenge becomes how long you stay on your priority. To be able to address your priorities outside of work, be clear about your most important work priority so you can get it done. Then go home and be clear about your priorities there so you can get back to work.

High achievement and extraordinary results require big energy. The trick is learning how to get it and keep it.

Your work life is divided into two distinct areas—what matters most and everything else. You will have to take what matters to the extremes and be okay with what happens to the rest. Professional success requires it.

Extraordinarily successful companies always have one product or service they're most known for or that makes them the most money.

Whenever you feel lost or lacking direction, you can pull it out to remind yourself to discover what matters most.

The answer isn't always clear, but that doesn't make finding it any less important.

When you're supposed to be working, work, and when you're supposed to be playing, play. It's a weird tightrope you're walking, but it's only when you get your priorities mixed up that things fall apart.

THE FOUR THIEVES OF PRODUCTIVITY Inability to Say "No" Fear of Chaos Poor Health Habits Environment Doesn't Support Your Goals

Hacer dos cosas a la vez es no hacer ninguna». Publilio Siro

You can actually give attention to two things, but that is what's called "divided attention." And make no mistake. Take on two things and your attention gets divided. Take on a third and something gets dropped.