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
Where I’d had huge success, I had narrowed my concentration to one thing, and where my success varied, my focus had too. And the light came on.
Gary Keller • The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results: Achieve your goals with one of the world's bestselling success books
However (and this is crucial to understand) follow-up research has discovered implementation intentions only work when you focus on one thing at a time. In fact, researchers found that people who tried to accomplish multiple goals were less committed and less likely to succeed than those who focused on a single goal.
James Clear • The Scientific Argument for Mastering One Thing at a Time
By doing one thing at a time and devoting his full concentration to that one thing, Dr. Bob is able to do many things well