focus on what matters
When you choose what to watch or read, you are choosing your future thoughts and perspectives. Only consume what you’d like to become.
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Generic ambition will give you anxiety. Specific ambition will give you direction.
Anu Atluru • Writing Wrapped
"Your calendar is the most honest autobiography you'll ever write.
It doesn't matter what you say your priorities are; your calendar reveals the truth. Each block is a decision about what matters, stripped of pretense and rationalization.
Your calendar isn't just recording your time—it's... See more
Ben Greenfieldx.com“Don’t run away from what you don’t want; run toward what you do.”
Notes & Highlights for Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
Not sure if anything changed my approach to work and engineering in the past five years more than this passage from @Lethain, written in the context of staff engineering but much more broadly applicable.
Works for both work and life overall. The power of a good metaphor.
Instead of checking off as many to-dos as possible or racing to clear my inbox before heading home, I focused on accomplishments that were satisfying and important.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
Bill Gates once had the radio removed from his car. When asked why, he said he didn't want any distractions from thinking about Microsoft. This level of single-minded focus is what builds empires.
Distractions are the assassins of great work. You don't need more time; you need more focus.
Time expands when we eliminate interruptions—our attention,