A life worth living might be measured in many ways, but the one way that stands above all others is living a life of no regrets.
GARY KELLERSuccess is actually a short race-a sprint fueled by discipline just long enough for habit to kick in and take over.
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When we know something that needs to be done but isn’t currently getting done, we often say, I just need more discipline. Actually, we need the habit of doing it. And we need just enough discipline to build the habit.
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A different result requires doing something different.
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Multi-tasking is merely the opportunity to screw up more than one thing at a time.
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Success is actually a short race-a sprint fueled by discipline just long enough for habit to kick in and take over.
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All great achievements are the result of sustained focus over time-all of them.
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You can do two things at once, but you can’t focus effectively on two things at once.
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There is magic in knocking down your most important domino day after day. All you have to do is avoid breaking the chain, one day at a time, until you generate a powerful new habit in your life.
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Find the lead domino, and whack away at it until it falls.
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Task switching exacts a cost few realize they are even paying.
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Extraordinary results happen only when you give the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work.
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Multitasking is a lie.
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Your work life is divided into two distinct areas – what matters most and everything else. You will have to take what matters to the extremes and be okay with what happens to the rest. Professional success requires it.
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Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls – family, health, friends, integrity – are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.
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Even an idle phone conversation when driving takes a 40 percent bite out of your focus and, surprisingly, can have the same effect as being drunk.
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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.
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