Lesson from Nobel Prize winner John Watson:
"Two obsessions are one too many" https://t.co/2TJM1jeIoI
Lesson from Nobel Prize winner John Watson: "Two obsessions are one too many" https://t.co/2TJM1jeIoI
Obsessions are one of the greatest telltale signs of success. Understand your obsessions and you will understand your natural motivation—the thing for which you would walk to the end of the earth.
Peter Bregman • 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done
Related to this, I’ve been thinking a lot about obsession, relentlessness, and near-unachievable goals. What makes someone able to reach heights others view as impossible? What makes some better suited for pursuits involving a singular focus?
The answer seems to be: a capacity for intensity. Intensity is a derivative of focus. The word intense
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There are, of course, some good reasons why we might be hesitant to pursue multiple interests. One is the fear that we might spread ourselves too thinly if we devote ourselves to more than one avocation. With a divided attention, we would fail to achieve success in any domain – the idea that the “Jack of all trades is the master of none”.
bbc • Why Some People Are Impossibly Talented
"Limiting your options now will expand your opportunities in the long run because you can remain focused enough to master something.
Keeping your options open now will reduce your opportunities in the long run because you divide your attention and end up doing an average job on seven different things.
Are you falling into the pattern of always maste... See more
Keeping your options open now will reduce your opportunities in the long run because you divide your attention and end up doing an average job on seven different things.
Are you falling into the pattern of always maste... See more
3-2-1: The power of limiting your options, the value of eagerness, and what we undervalue
The tendency of people and organizations is to lose focus. So one way to identify outstanding people is by their ability to commit and focus on something for a long period of time.
The only people you should hire are focused ones. The only competitors you should worry about are the focused ones.
The only people you should hire are focused ones. The only competitors you should worry about are the focused ones.