Focus
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Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
John Doerr • 8 highlights
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Ben Franklin's daily schedule is proof that most people attribute to genius what is just long periods of focused time
After 10 years of building consumer social apps, I've decided to start exploring new areas. Building these products is an unforgiving grind—but I learned a lot along the way.
For those embarking on this path, here's everything you need to know:
TIME FOR A THREAD 👇
Nikita Biertwitter.comAchieving strategic clarity is hard. It takes asking tough questions about tradeoffs, deep concentration to get to the very essence of the issues and real courage to cut off competing priorities. It is worth the effort because with real clarity, people, teams and organizations can fully mobilize, break through to the next level and achieve... See more
on June 7 • If I Read One More Platitude-Filled Mission Statement, I'll Scream - Greg McKeown
One of the things Steve [Jobs] would say [to me] because he was worried I wasn’t focused — he would say, “How many things have you said no to?” I would tell him I said no to this. And I said no to that. But he knew I wasn’t interested in doing those things. There was no sacrifice in saying no [to those things]. What focus means is saying no to... See more
Henrik Karlsson • Almost Everyone I’ve Met Would Be Well-Served Thinking More About What to Focus On
More companies die of indigestion than starvation.
-Bill Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett Packard
All of my startup experience summed up:
The right person with the precise right focus and completely unshackled is 10x as effective as 10 pretty smart people working hard in a vague general direction
Austen Allredx.com