“The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy. As a consequence, the few who cultivate this skill, and then make it the core of their working life, will thrive.”
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
“With the right people, any process works, and with the wrong people, no process works.”
― An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management
― An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management
“If you match your internal beliefs to your current obligations, then it’s not hard to exclusively focus on the activities that make you happy.”
― How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit
― How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit
“you only get value from projects when they finish: to make progress, above all else, you must ensure that some of your projects finish.”
― An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management
― An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management
“There is a popular notion that artists work from inspiration—that there is some strike or bolt or bubbling up of creative mojo from who knows where… but I hope [my work] makes clear that waiting for inspiration to strike is a terrible, terrible plan. In fact, perhaps the single best piece of advice I can offer to anyone trying to do creative work is to ignore inspiration.”
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
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