I think if I'm guilty of anything, I'm guilty of always being incredibly focused on the task at hand. So wherever I've… — Angela Ahrendts Copy Share Image
“But listen to me--there are times in life when those kinds of excuses don't cut it anymore. Situations when nobody cares whether… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
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“By being organized, you will be more efficient. By being more efficient, you will have more time in your day. By having… — Dan Charnas Copy Share Image
I feel most vulnerable when I am underprepared - for instance, if I have an audition and haven't worked through the material… — Renee Marino Copy Share Image
Efficiency may curtail [energy] demand in the short term, for the specific task at hand. But its long-term impact is just the… — Peter W. Huber Copy Share Image
“Integrity is the sound follow through of your heart, and an important part in the process of manifesting what it is that… — Will Barnes Copy Share Image
When you strike that fine balance between the challenge of an activity and your skill at performing it, when the rhythm of… — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
There are so many things that go into a fight. My physical health, my mental health, whether I feel like I'm being… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
Good design, when it’s done well, becomes invisible. It’s only when it’s done poorly that we notice it. Think of it like… — Jared Spool Copy Share Image
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“In flow, we are so focused on the task at hand that everything else falls away. Action and awareness merge. Time flies.… — Steven Kotler Copy Share Image
All you can do is focus on the task at hand and if you keep doing that it will get you through. — Laurel Hubbard Copy Share Image
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Parenting may not be the easiest task at hand, but its definitely the best one available! Congratulations for the new baby. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Don't dwell on what may be. Apply yourself to the task at hand. The Hags of Fate may predict the future, but… — Yasmine Galenorn Copy Share Image
“If one begins to worry, then realize that the task at hand will mess up and if worries do not occur, then… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
This year [2015] has shown with painful clarity that our existing systems, approaches, and funding, are inadequate to the task at hand,… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
There's something to be said about living in the present moment. In cooking, you're allowing your mind to just focus on the… — Beth Behrs Copy Share Image
During the financial crisis, I worked with hundreds of executives who struggled as a result of their thoughts about job security. When… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You give your all to the task and hopefully that's enough but sometimes things get taken out of your hands and one… — Mile Jedinak Copy Share Image
My natural instinct, from what I've done for years, is no socializing in the gym. I'm focused on the task at hand.… — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
“The answer is that if you’re doing something purposeful and life enhancing, keep doing it and engage in it fully; focus all… — Russ Harris Copy Share Image
To be in flow means to be totally absorbed in whatever one is doing at the moment. It occurs when one is… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
As a woman I think we are capable of doing so many things. There is great ability to compartmentalise - to focus… — Nadine Coyle Copy Share Image
I don't, as my mom would say, sweat the small stuff in our relationship. Because when I think of day-to-day irritations that… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Unlike most of life, what you do really matters. Your actions have real consequences. You have to pay attention and focus, and… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
“A growing body of work in social psychology offers a possible explanation for this commercialization effect. These studies highlight the difference between… — Michael J. Sandel Copy Share Image
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“Gabe was referring to people like Lou who were competitive. Ambitious people, with their eye on the prize instead of the task… — Cecilia Ahern Copy Share Image
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“Efforts to deepen your focus will struggle if you don’t simultaneously wean your mind from a dependence on distraction. Much in the… — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
“Though we are addicted to instant gratification, we are seldom gratified because, although we are making everything possible now, we are seldom… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“One of the keys to cultivating grit is making the task at hand more interesting and motivating.” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
In a lot of ways, the task at hand for any poem is to approach something that defies exactness or definition with… — Kevin Powers Copy Share Image
“Tools, check. Sandwiches and coffee, check. Work clothes, hip boots, unbridled optimism entirely out of proportion to our experience with the task… — Sarah Graves Copy Share Image
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