Quotes About Focus

Now is the only time we have, and the only time we have any control over.

Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you are—always!

Do not sweat the small stuff.

we tend to focus on the annoying expectation

If you don't want to "sweat the small stuff," it's critical that you choose your battles wisely.

Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over.

This is pretty simple stuff. But the truth is, the reality of making money and wise decisions isn't very complicated. However, not many people understand the importance of a don't-worry attitude. If you do, you're one step ahead of the game.

To combat fear, the best strategy is to learn to bring your attention back to the present. Mark Twain said, "I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened." I don't think I can say it any better. Practice keeping your attention on the here and now. Your efforts will pay great dividends.

El ahora es lo único que tenemos, y el único tiempo sobre el que tenemos algún control.

I guess it´s safe to say that practice makes perfect. It makes sense, then, to be careful what you practice. (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, 1997)

Religion is a distraction from true education.

The human brain, and the body that it controls, cannot do more than one or a few things at once. If a meme is to dominate the attention of a human brain, it must do so at the expense of 'rival' memes.

To be effective, demonstrators must pick the right square and make it the center of their activities.

Trecutul nu este soarta ta, singura iti faci viata, ca atunci cand conduci masina, fie incet, neriscand nimic, necastigand nimic, fie repede, cand tot ceea ce conteaza e ce ai in fata, in clipa asta, iar tot ce e in spate nu mai are relevanta.

Working memory involves two different but related skills. The first is the ability to hold information in mind while performing complex tasks.

The moral is that people are paying less attention to you than you believe.

If you don't work on important problems, it's not likely that you'll do important work.

You realize there are certain things that you'll never do that you always thought would be part of your future. It's a big relief to discover what you are best suited for, and it's a real advantage to be able then to focus.

So don't confuse repacking with merely simplifying.

Purpose is the quality we chose to shape our lives around.

We ourselves are the substance we withdraw to, not from, as we pull our overextended and misplaced creative energy back into our own core.

No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen. MINOR WHITE

Perfectionism is a refusal to let yourself move ahead. It is a loop—an obsessive, debilitating closed system that causes you to get stuck in the details of what you are writing or painting or making and to lose sight of the whole.

Understand that WHAT must come before the HOW. First choose WHAT you would do. The HOW usually falls into place of itself.