What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand. — Bill Parcells Copy Share Image
I think the right way to work is by focusing on each task at hand and then move forward. — Lance Stroll 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
Dedication means spending whatever time or energy is necessary to accomplish the task at hand. — Anil Sinha Copy Share Image
“He crowded down the surge of feeling that distracted him from the task at hand.” — Mar Preston Copy Share Image
I'm very militant with my state of mind. I'm very task at hand and I don't let any interference ever enter my… — Karrion Kross Copy Share Image
Learn to focus on the task at hand, take it one step at a time, life is too expensive a gadget to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's always fun to reminisce for a moment. You can only let that happen for a moment and then you have to… — Justin Tucker Copy Share Image
With a clear mind that is reinforcing positivity back into myself and my craft, I am able to focus my energy on… — Allison Holker 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
Mission-driven, my fellow soldiers and I were bonded together by a sense of purpose, to complete the task at hand and protect… — Michael Waltz Copy Share Image
“One has to beckon the spiritual warrior inside oneself whenever it is deemed necessary for the task at hand. Courage is the… — Donna Goddard Copy Share Image
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
Success in anything is about focus and concentration. When I coached, I'd say to the players, 'Yes, I know you played hard,… — Rick Barry Copy Share Image
Game day can be emotional, and there are a lot of ups and downs throughout a game, but as a quarterback, you… — Alex Smith Copy Share Image
“Valek's thoughts returned to Yelena. An icy finger of loneliness touched the emptiness inside him. She was in Sitia, where she needed… — Maria V. Snyder Copy Share Image
Courage is perhaps our most admirable trait. The man, or woman, who possesses it is able to plunge ahead, despite dangers, despite… — Jack McDevitt Copy Share Image
He was decisive and wholehearted in everything he did, so intent on the task at hand that he never looked over his… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
“It’s similar to the run-walk-run method for endurance running where you don’t wait to be too tired to run before you take… — Nathan Armstrong Copy Share Image
America faces many challenges...but the enemy I fear most is complacency. We are about to be hit by the full force of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Her throat was tight, her nerves singing, the way they always did before she walked into battle. This was the part she… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Viagra isn't the only drug being prescribed off-label for women with arousal problems. Los Angeles urologist Jennifer Berman told me some doctors… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“The optimal state of inner experience is one in which there is order in consciousness. This happens when psychic energy—or attention—is invested… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 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
“Step 1: Recognize That You're Procrastinating If you're honest with yourself, you probably know when you're procrastinating. Here are some useful indicators… — Tony Narams Copy Share Image
“focus completely and without distraction on a single research task. (He typically divides the writing of a scholarly paper into three discrete… — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
“One of the supreme paradoxes of baseball, and all sports, is that the harder you try to throw a pitch or hit… — R.A. Dickey Copy Share Image
“Kaz folded his hands over his cane. “It’s getting late, so everybody put away yourPoor Wylan hankies and set your minds to the… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
I could give you absolutely sterling advice on how to avoid writing, how when you run out of things to do other… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
“it’s not just the change of environment or seeking of quiet that enables more depth. The dominant force is the psychology of… — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
“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
“Another aspect of yoga has to do with our actions. Yoga therefore also means acting in such a way that all of… — T.K.V. Desikachar Copy Share Image
“Children need practice dealing with other people. With people, practice never leads to perfect. But perfect isn’t the goal. Perfect is the… — John Brockman Copy Share Image
“While play-acting grim scenarios day in and day out may sound like a good recipe for clinical depression, it’s actually weirdly uplifting.… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“Mamá was mixing bread dough by the kitchen window, pressing and pulling in a culinary tug of war. It took all her… — Tess Almend�rez Lojacono Copy Share Image
“Csíkszentmihályi, a very brilliant psychologist, believed that what he called Flow was a state of complete absorption which produced the highest level… — Tania Kindersley 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
“NO GRAPH IN THE world can do full justice to these unexpected moments. They’re sweet little bursts of grace, and they leave… — Jennifer Senior Copy Share Image