Highlights From jamesclear.com

“Most people think they lack motivation when they really lack clarity.”

The physicist Niels Bohr on what it takes to be an expert :

“An expert is a person who has found out by painful experience all the mistakes that one can make in a very narrow field.”

Organizational theorist Kenichi Ohmae on the difference between being efficient and being effective:

“Rowing harder doesn't help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.”

“The 4 qualities of a great career:

1) I enjoy it

2) I’m good at it

3) I make good money

4) I’m around fascinating people

Answer in reverse order:

1) Where are fascinating people?

2) In what ways can I make money with them?

3) Which ones am I good at?

4) Which ones do I enjoy?”

“What looks like talent is often careful preparation.

What looks like skill is often persistent revision.”