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Are You Hunting Mice or Antelope?

August 21, 2020

A lion’s attentive golden eyes can help us focus. Not only literally, but metaphorically. A lion is powerful and fast enough to catch and eat field mice all day. However, the lion burns more energy ...

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My Top Eureka Moments

August 20, 2020

1. Focusing today is hard...really hard. But it can be learned. It can become a habit. 2. Systems, processes, and routines trump willpower. 3. Letting something go is sometimes the best way to complete it. 4. A not-to-do list ...

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The 20-20-20 Rule

August 19, 2020

We don’t know the long-term ramifications of looking at our devices all day, but we do know the short term impact. The average eye blink is 18 times per minute (tpm), and goes down to ...

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The Physics of Real Life

August 18, 2020

Sir Isaac Newton taught us that objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects in motion tend to stay in motion. This is just as true for humans as it is for falling ...

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Do What We Want, Not What We Think We Should

August 17, 2020

To avoid lines at Disney one has the ability to sign-up for 3 Fast Passes. These passes are the equivalent of the Willy Wonka Golden Ticket, allowing you to skip waiting 2-3 hours in line. We ...

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Making The Donuts

August 14, 2020

Dunkin’ Donuts produced a television commercial so successful that the company decided to make over 100 slightly different versions. People would get up in the morning and humorously repeat its popular tagline to their roommate ...

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The Rule of 52

August 13, 2020

Doing a 24-city book signing and speaking tour for a Fortune 500 company over a five-week period was taking its toll. We had two young daughters at home, it was the holidays, and we’d just ...

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What is Focus?

August 12, 2020

It drains our energy and attitude. It negatively impacts our health, our work, our well-being, and our families. The illness is sneaky and unsuspecting. Millions suffer from it, yet it is not publicly recognized as ...

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First, Focus

August 11, 2020

Those who will win today and in the digital decades ahead will be those with the ability to focus in an increasingly unfocused world. Winners will be able to focus while everything around them is ...

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99 Notes For a Focused Life

August 10, 2020

1. Focus on living your dreams instead of living your fears. 2. Questions are the building blocks of great relationships. 3. “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t…you’re right.” — Henry Ford 4. Hard work…works. 5. Be ...

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