3-2-1: On Choosing the Right Goal, Focus, and Perseverance | James Clear
The problem with most time management systems is that they don’t help solve the problem: They’re focused on how to get it all done in less time. But that’s a mistake. Just like tasting from a buffet is a mistake. Because we can’t possibly get it all done and not end up frantic, depleted, and overwhelmed. The secret to surviving a buffet is to eat f
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we always hope that a brilliant insight or very clever design will allow us to accomplish several apparently conflicting objectives with a single stroke, and occasionally we are vouchsafed this kind of deliverance. Nevertheless, strategy is primarily about deciding what is truly important and focusing resources and action on that objective. It is a
... See moreRichard Rumelt • Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The difference and why it matters
The first thing you need to do is to choose a clearly defined goal.
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
First you have to pick what you are going after—your goals. Your choice of goals will determine your direction. As you move toward them, you will encounter problems. Some of those problems will bring you up against your own weaknesses. How you react to the pain that causes is up to you. If you want to reach your goals, you must be calm and analytic... See more