What we give our attention to, grows.
KEN BLANCHARD
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Alex DanielAlex Daniel You deserve words that remind you of your value.
Saif Ali ManganSaif Ali Mangan Do always wonder about your worth and remind yourself that even roses have their own thorns.
Megan LaoMegan Lao I’m like sugar in the coffee. Stir me and I’ll dissolve into you.
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The people we live with and work with on a daily basis deserve our full attention. When we give people segmented attention, piecemeal time, switching back and forth, the switching cost is higher than just the time involved. We end up damaging relationships.
Gary KellerGary Keller We had no choice. Sadness was a dangerous as panthers and bears. the wilderness needs your whole attention.
Laura Ingalls WilderLaura Ingalls Wilder Today’s headlines and history’s judgment are rarely the same. If you are too attentive to the former, you will most certainly not do the hard work of securing the latter.
Condoleezza RiceCondoleezza Rice I did not succeed in life by intelligence. I succeeded because I have a long attention span.
Charlie MungerCharlie Munger It’s not how many followers you have, it’s how many care. It’s not width, it’s depth. It’s not how many impressions you get, it’s how much attention you get.
Gary VaynerchukGary Vaynerchuk Habits reduce cognitive load and free up mental capacity, so you can allocate your attention to other tasks.
James ClearJames Clear Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there.
PinkPink If you’re the singer in the band, you always get more attention than anyone else.
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