intention | focus

Less obviously, one’s photo-a-day catalog creates a large improvement to memory. Just as hearing a few lyrics can recall to you an entire song, having a catalog of photos that spans years allows you to easily recall what was happening say, two years ago this time, or how some project was going, or remind you just how long it took, or that it happe

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FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL

You can't control who buys your work.

And you can't control who likes it.

But you CAN control putting your work in front of more people's eyes.

You CAN control how much work you make.

You CAN control building a website to display it. And sell it.

You CAN control how many people you contact this week that can help your

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Focus is a force multiplier on work.

Almost everyone I’ve ever met would be well-served by spending more time thinking about what to focus on. It is much more important to work on the right thing than it is to work many hours. Most people waste most of their time on stuff that doesn’t matter.

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Our entire existence is shaped by the orientation of our attention. Each day unfolds as a culmination of the things we choose to focus on from when we wake up until we fall asleep.