Quotes About Focus

Making effective decisions—and learning effectively—requires massive elimination and the removal of options.

I wanted to go on offense. I wanted to have the time to focus, to learn the things I wanted to learn, to build what I wanted to build, and to really invest in relationships that I wanted to grow, rather than just doing a day of coffee after coffee after coffee.

My two cents: Excellence is the next five minutes or nothing at all. It's the quality of your next five-minute conversation. It's the quality of, yes, your next email. Forget the long term. Make the next five minutes rock!

Use Parkinson's Law on a Macro and Micro Level. Use Parkinson's Law to accomplish more in less time. Shorten schedules and deadlines to necessitate focused action instead of deliberation and procrastination.

At least three times per day at scheduled times, he had to ask himself the following question: Am I being productive or just active?

You Want to Be Taken Seriously? Then Take Things Seriously

The easiest way to avoid being overwhelmed is to create positive constraints: put up walls that dramatically restrict whatever it is that you're trying to do.

How to Say "No" When It Matters Most "The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." —Lin Yutang "Discipline equals freedom." —Jocko Willink (page 412)

It revealed to me that we only get what we desire most, and to apply myself with a laserlike focus upon a goal, task, or project.

The choice is between multiplication of results using strengths or incremental improvement fixing weaknesses that will, at best, become mediocre. Focus on better use of your best weapons instead of constant repair.

Cuáles son las verdaderas metas últimas de mi vida, y cómo puedo optimizar para alcanzarlas?".»

I find that being in a good mood for creative work

As soon as I stopped fixating on the destination—where I wanted to hit the ball—and instead focused on what was in front of me—the point of impact—everything began to work.

The app Headspace is a fun way to start. Try and do it every day. But I suggest not doing it while you are walking . . . for now.

Learn to ask, "If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?

My confidence came from my vision. . . . I am a big believer that if you have a very clear vision of where you want to go, then the rest of it is much easier.

two primary goals or tasks per day.

Most see excellence as some grand aspiration. Wrong. Dead wrong. My two cents: Excellence is the next five minutes or nothing at all. It's the quality of your next five-minute conversation. It's the quality of, yes, your next email. Forget the long term. Make the next five minutes rock!

En el fondo, el cerebro no es capaz de procesar todo en ese entorno, ni por asomo. Así que a lo máximo que llega es a aplicar esos pequeños filtros. Y

Parece razonable dedicar el 5 por ciento del tiempo a pensar cómo pasarás el 95 por ciento restante.

Más no es mejor, y dejar algo a medias suele ser 10 veces mejor que terminarlo. Acostúmbrate a no terminar lo que sea aburrido o improductivo si un jefe no te lo pide.

Uno es recalcar que realizarás ochenta mil horas de trabajo a lo largo de tu vida.

Así que el filtro se fija automáticamente para tu nombre, porque eso es lo que más te importa.

Don't let someone knock you off course before you reach your destination. Trust the work. Always trust the work.