Focus: The Last Superpower? - by Frederik Gieschen
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Your mission is to find your life's work and to not get distracted once you do.
When Warren Buffett and Bill Gates first met over dinner, they were asked what factor had been most important in their success. “And I said, ‘Focus,’” Buffett recounted. “And Bill said the same thing.” Focus. I don’t like calling things a ‘superpower’, but the ability to focus in a world conspiring to distract you might come close. Focus has an inner and an outer dimension: focusing on what is important is macro focus. Staying focused on the task is micro focus. Or as James Clear put it: “know what you want and go after it relentlessly.” Paradoxically, the latter — relentless work — may…
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