Focus : (27)

" As MBA professors endlessly tell their students, companies do best when they stick to what they do well. There’s a reason Apple doesn’t make blenders. There’s a reason Haagen-Dazs doesn’t sell meat. And there’s a reason drug companies should focus on saving and improving lives – not jeopardizing them. " - Jeffrey Kluger

" Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that’s fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet. " - Bryan Adams

" There’s no such thing as multitasking. " - Jim Loehr

" The game of football requires attention constantly. If you miss one play, you can miss a lot of action – unlike some other sports. " - Robert Kraft

" When you understand what you see, you will no longer be children. You will know that life is pain, that each of us hangs always upon the cross of himself. And when you know that this is true of every man, woman and child on earth, you will be wiser. " - Whittaker Chambers

" Defending is mostly about focus. " - Becky Sauerbrunn

" I’m a fairly ascetic person. And I do most of my writing at night. You don’t get distracted, your brain goes into what you are writing about, into the world you’re writing about, rather than into the world you’re in. " - Caleb Carr