Quotes About Results

in philosophy methods are unimportant; any method is legitimate if it leads to results capable of being rationally discussed. What matters is not methods or techniques but a sensitivity to problems, and a consuming passion for them; or, as the Greeks said, the gift of wonder.

There are the choices that we make and the consequences, that's all.

When your boss assigns you a project, take good notes and ask questions regarding anything you're not sure about. … The key question to ask: "What are the results you're looking for?" Be clear, too, about deadlines and who needs to be looped in on the project.

Realists do not fear the results of their study.

Regarding both size and performance, customer preferences were clear. They wanted software that gave speedy results on inexpensive hardware and got great mileage out of memory.

Time in itself does not exist, there is only the totality of the results issuing from all the cosmic phenomena present in a given place.

Passion for something leads to disproportionate time practicing or working at it. That time spent eventually translates to skill, and when skill improves, results improve. Better results generally lead to more enjoyment, and more passion and more time is invested. It can be a virtuous cycle all the way to extraordinary results.

Leaving some things undone is a necessary tradeoff for extraordinary results.

extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus.

You need to be doing fewer things for effect instead of doing more things with side effects

BIG IDEAS Distraction is natural. Don't feel bad when you get distracted. Everyone gets distracted. Multitasking takes a toll. At home or at work, distractions lead to poor choices, painful mistakes, and unnecessary stress. Distraction undermines results. When you try to do too much at once, you can end up doing nothing well. Figure out what matters most in the moment and give it your undivided attention.

Mastery is a commitment to becoming your best, so to achieve extraordinary results you must embrace the extraordinary effort it represents.

direction: the majority of what you want will come from the minority of what you do.

Instead of a to-do list, you need a success list—a list that is purposefully created around extraordinary results.

It's realizing that extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus.

This is the story line for extraordinary success stories. Passion for something leads to disproportionate time practicing or working at it. That time spent eventually translates to skill, and when skill improves, results improve. Better results generally lead to more enjoyment, and more passion and more time is invested. It can be a virtuous cycle all the way to extraordinary results.

If a list isn't built around success, then that's not where it takes you.

Pareto points us in a very clear direction: the majority of what you want will come from the minority of what you do.

Their "present bias" overrides logic, and they allow a big future with potentially extraordinary results to get away Now imagine the devastating impact living this way every day could have on your future self.

The inequality of effort for results is everywhere in your life if you will simply look for it. And if you apply this principle, it will unlock the success you seek in anything that matters to you.

realizing that extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus.

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.

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

putting together a life of extraordinary results simply comes down to getting the most out of what you do, when what you do matters.