Before you sweat the logistics of focus: first, care. Care intensely.... Obsessing over the slipperiness of focus, bemoaning the volume of those devil "distractions," and constantly reassessing which shiny new "system" might make your life suddenly seem more sensible - these are all terrifically useful warning flares that you may be suffering from a deeper, more fundamental problem.... Know in your heart that what you're making or doing matters... First, care. Then, as you'll happily and unavoidably discover, all that "focus" business has a peculiar way of taking care of itself.
You're gonna die. You're gonna die. And nobody's gonna care which version of the iPhone you used to make something on Twitter, or to go and post abou… - Merlin Mann
You're gonna die. You're gonna die. And nobody's gonna care which version of the iPhone you used to make something on Twitter, or to go and post abou…
- Merlin Mann
Where you allow your attention to go ultimately says more about you as a human being than anything that you put in your mission statement. - Merlin Mann
Where you allow your attention to go ultimately says more about you as a human being than anything that you put in your mission statement.
Although your time and attention are finite, the demands on your time and attention are infinite. - Merlin Mann
Although your time and attention are finite, the demands on your time and attention are infinite.
Never let the guy with the broom decide how many elephants can be in the parade. - Merlin Mann
Never let the guy with the broom decide how many elephants can be in the parade.
Workflow is understanding your job, understanding your tools, and then not thinking about it any more. - Merlin Mann
Workflow is understanding your job, understanding your tools, and then not thinking about it any more.
Make the time to be scared of more interesting things. - Merlin Mann
Make the time to be scared of more interesting things.
Creative work only seems like a magic trick to people who don't understand that it's ultimately still work. - Merlin Mann
Creative work only seems like a magic trick to people who don't understand that it's ultimately still work.
Priorities Are Like Arms; If You Think You Have More Than A Couple, You’re Either Lying Or Crazy. - Merlin Mann
Priorities Are Like Arms; If You Think You Have More Than A Couple, You’re Either Lying Or Crazy.
Email is such a funny thing. People hand you these single little messages that are no heavier than a river pebble. But it doesn't take long until you… - Merlin Mann
Email is such a funny thing. People hand you these single little messages that are no heavier than a river pebble. But it doesn't take long until you…
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