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In a culture of hyper-consumption the advertising industry has brainwashed many people into believing they can raise their status just by driving a particular brand of whatever it is they are pushing at you.

In a variation on James's recipe for interesting experience--the familiar leavened by the novel--Hobbs's "art of choosing difficulties" requires selecting projects that are "just manageable." If an activity is too easy, you lose focus and get bored. If it's too hard, you become anxious, overwhelmed, and unable to concentrate. Tellingly, one group is distinguished by its zeal for the kind of work that requires you to give it all you've got: high achievers particularly relish taking on risky projects that have only a 50/50 chance of success.

In a world of multitasking, finding your focus is key to being productive and feeling grounded.

In a world of increasing uncertainty, expect...

Incredible ideas, results, and outcomes are possible when two or more minds come together for a common purpose.

In escence, life is about focus, refocus, and life goals

In order to pick something up, you've got to put something down.

In scientific discovery, it’s not the subject or object reveals the information to the scientist, but the awareness field of his own mind, reveals the details, at the time of deep focus on the subject or object.

Integrity is an eternal virtue we should focus our mind on and not miracles

Integrity is an eternal virtue we should focus our mind on and not.

In ten years time will you look back at your past week and be glad how you chose to spend it?

In the beginning man was poor, then along came Cosmic Ordering.

In the game of football, you least complain, shout, talk or blame your opponents or the referee continuously throughout the game just because of your opponents opposition, strength or antics to ensure that you lose focus and lose the game; winning the game is your true aim. Such is life! You must do all you ought to do to score your goals notwithstanding the oppositions and how life will play the game of life with you! Be a goal getter!

In the midst of battle, you need something versatile to keep your focus

In these times, a great leader must be extremely brave. Their leadership must be steered only by their conscience, not a bribe.

In the process of carrying out your research it is vital that you guard your focus and pursue only what is important

In the success equation, subtraction comes before multiplication or addition. You must sow before you can reap a harvest.

I never dreamed about winning a national championship. What I was dreaming about was trying to produce the best basketball team we could be. My thoughts were directed toward preparation, our journey, not the results of the effort. That would simply have shifted my attention to the wrong area, hoping for something out of my control.

In every competition, it's not just a great deal of talent that you need. Everyone who joins have that or else they would not be so confident to be in the race. Focus though is the one thing that most people don't have. So you have to stay the most focused. Do not stray from your goal. If you want to win the game, you have to be in the game.

In fact the trick good shooters deploy is change of focus from long to short and vice versa. And that should happen fast. The modus operandi is an alignment – of long Focus (long term vision) with due validation with respect to current status (short term goals).

In life things won’t often go your way. Work hard to focus your attention on the things that do.

In my younger days dodging the draft, I somehow wound up in the Marine Corps. There's a myth that Marine training turns baby-faced recruits into bloodthirsty killers. Trust me, the Marine Corps is not that efficient. What it does teach, however, is a lot more useful. The Marine Corps teaches you how to be miserable. This is invaluable for an artist. Marines love to be miserable. Marines derive a perverse satisfaction in having colder chow, crappier equipment, and higher casualty rates than any outfit of dogfaces, swab jockeys, or flyboys, all of whom they despise. Why? Because these candy-asses don't know how to be miserable. The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell, whether he knows it or not. He will be dining for the duration on a diet of isolation, rejection, self-doubt, despair, ridicule, contempt, and humiliation. The artist must be like that Marine. He has to know how to be miserable. He has to love being miserable. He has to take pride in being more miserable than any soldier or swabbie or jet jockey. Because this is war, baby. And war is hell." Page 68

In order to answer the question “Where am I going?” one needs to work for self-improvement, to possess decisiveness, to have a will to win and dedication to achieve the goal at all cost

I no longer consider, is this chap a congenial companion? Rather, the question is, would I feel easy if he were in command of the platoon on my right?

In order to answer the question “Where am I going?” you must possess decisiveness

In order not to fall into isolation we have to be established in the house of God and focus on serving Him

In order to be successful you must decide to be intentional about what you do, how you live, and who you are becoming.

In order to win, you must reposition yourself in this season.

Inspiration comes from living it.

Inspiration is the windfall from hard work and focus. Muses are too unreliable to keep on the payroll.

Invest time, energy, and money into increasing your knowledge and wisdom so you can become the best you can be – it’s the best investment you could make.

Investing in yourself is one of the foundations for better relationships, health, happiness, success, and prosperity.

In this life we may face dangerous/difficult situations in which we will be on our own… The best thing that can happen is to realize that nobody but only ourselves will get us out of there… Thus, we take immediate action… The worst thing is not to realizing it, until is too late…

I personally find that having a couple of projects going at once can be an aid to focus, refreshing my brain as I go back and forth between them – a book review and a novel at the same time, for example. But I’ve seen that writers who are starting out sometimes throw their energy in so many different directions that they can never finish any of the projects, much less all of them. To me a good test is this: what do you like to read? What kind of book moves and affects you the most? Is it the memoir, the novel, the long poem-collection? Personally, I find myself most immersed in the novel, and that’s why I write them – they have the most magic for me. The joy of self-expression is exhilarating, but ultimately choosing one venue for it can make your work much better – and same for your chances of actually finishing something.

In this life we may face dangerous/difficult situations, in which we will be on our own… The best thing that can happen, is to realize that nobody, but only ourselves will get us out of there… Thus, we take immediate action… The worst thing is not realizing it; until is too late…

I reserve the right to not to be addressed...at all; my thoughts should not be interrupted with your words.

It causes us to focus our attention on ourselves and draws us away from God

It does not matter how long it takes to reach the goal. With persistent focus, commitment and enthusiasm, you will make it a reality.

It doesn't matter what other people think of you. What really matters is what you think of yourself.

It doesn’t matter what you did yesterday, last week, last month, last year. It’s all about what you do now. The past is gone. The future will come. Focus on the present moment.

It has taken me a lot of years, but I find silence is sometimes the best answer.

It is better to focus on the mission than to earn money.

It is difficult to live in and enjoy the moment when you are thinking about the past or worrying about the future.

It is important to focus on present work. It is more important to align your present work with future outlook and desires.

It is much easier to focus on what you like than on what you dislike.

It is never wise to run any race but your own.

It is not what you look at, but rather what you see that matters. Set your focus right.

It is only by persistent focus on your dreams; you will pull all the divine forces for the passion of fulfilled dream.

It is quite common for people to focus on the problem rather than the solutions.

It is when things are at their worst that Allah will raise the best generation. The generation that the Prophet would be told Sahabat should look up to. So maybe the fact that you are living in the darkest of time means that Allah thinks you can be the strongest source of light. Allah thinks you -- you -- were born for this time. That's Allah's decision. Which means you have something significant to offer the world. You have some serious trees to plant. And you have to not get overwhelmed with the news around you. Even if dajjal is tapping you on the shoulders. Say (to Dajjal), "Hold on, I'm planting a tree". You do what you gotta do. You gotta focus.