How To Finish What You Start
Everybody starts projects. Successful people finish them. The ability to finish is the most important skill any creator, entrepreneur, or artist can develop and...
Everybody starts projects. Successful people finish them. The ability to finish is the most important skill any creator, entrepreneur, or artist can develop and...
“A smartphone can demand its user’s attention even when the person isn’t using it or consciously thinking about it. Even if a phone’s out of sight in a bag, eve...
“Conflict. No good story is complete without it. That means you have to share tough moments — even moments when you failed. This is tough for everyone. The obje...
“Focus on one hour at the time. From the moment you wake up, even though your goal should be to do the best you can for the day, your focus should be in the hou...
“Maintain a beginner’s mind. We live in a culture that places a high priority on expertise and productivity. If you want to live a rich, creative, and fun life,...
“If wearing the same thing, choosing what to eat and deciding what to watch, read, and listen to leads to more mental clarity — and more brain power to tackle t...
“Amateurs don’t have any idea what improves the odds of achieving good outcomes. Professionals do.”
When we have a bad day, it’s usually our own fault. Because while there are days when things happen that are out of our control, the quality of most days is det...
“Even small wins can boost inner work life tremendously. Many of the progress events our research participants reported represented only minor steps forward. Ye...
“The first thing Jobs does is probably the hardest. He takes a pause, sits in silence…and thinks. In what seems like an eternity to the audience (and in reality...