By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination. ~ Christopher Columbus (imagine if he were distracted)
Great entrepreneurs focus intensely on an opportunity where others see nothing. This focus and intensity helps to eliminate wasted effort and distractions. Most companies die from indigestion rather than starvation, i.e., companies suffer from doing too many things at the same time rather than doing too few things very well. ~ Naveen Jain (a nod to Janice's comment about 'uni-tasking')
Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries. ~ Blaise Pascal (profound)
If you dream of something worth doing and then simply go to work on it and don't think anything of personalities, or emotional conflicts, or of money, or of family distractions; it is amazing how quickly you get through those 5,000 steps. ~ Edwin Land ('simply go to work on it' - love that)
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. ~ John Lennon (Imagine - sorry, couldn't resist :)
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. ~ John Lennon (Imagine - sorry, couldn't resist :)
Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries. ~ Blaise Pascal (profound)
Every time I think about distractions, I'm reminded of that dog in the movie UP.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm easily distracted. Can ya tell? Pretty pretty shiny objects, sparkly websites, interesting conversations happening nearby, jazzy commercials... I have to make myself focus. Once I get focused, the distractions are easier to de...
Squirrel!
(Today's captcha code: hater. Seriously? I got hater? It's gonna be one of those days.)
"Squirrel!"
ReplyDeleteROFLMAO *ahem* Okay. Those are good quotes up there, Janet. Here. Have a couple more because....SQUIRREL!
Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.
~~Adam Hochschild
Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself.
~~Marilyn vos Savant
Happy Hump Day, y'all! Oh, and my spamword? FULISH (pronounced FOOLISH in my head. Yup. It fits! LOL)
Ooh, that's not a very nice captcha word! Don't let it get you, B.E. - and stop looking for squirrels ;)
ReplyDelete...but I totally understand!
What is with the captcha words today? Honestly!
ReplyDeleteWe all seem to have our squirrel issue!
I love that multi-tasking quote, Silver. Thanks for sharing it with us :)
To start with: please do not say sq......l in my hearing. They were an absolute plague at the house we bought near the river. We caught approximately a hundred during our years there. Dumping (relocating) the little b.....s was the challenge. The research farm didn't know anything about them, so we dumped a few there. Now they know.
ReplyDeleteMy word today is c-c-cold. It is 35 below, with a wind chill factor of 42 below, and it is going to be this and WORSE all week!
"The north wind doth blow
Soon it will snow
And I'll want to go
South".
I was amazed to learn in our travels that Columbus made his first landing in at least four different countries and is buried in even more....
c-c-c-connie
p.s. Do you recognize the call of the Kiki bird? Ki-ki-ki riced it's cold up here.
Sorry.
The Great Squirrel Affair was in Brandon MB over a 14 year stint.I still have an emotional, mental and physcological breakdown at the mere mention of sq..sq.. I can't say it!
ReplyDeleteWe had a nest of them last year in our wood pile. They are so darn cute! I have some great photos of the results of jumping from branch to branch for the first time.
"Twigs aren't a good plan there Bouncer..try putting your hind legs on that branch too Scramble."
Yikes, Connie - forget we ever said the word squ-! I know there were squirrels at the cottage we stayed in for a summer in northern Ontario and while I thought they were cute, The Husband reminded me of how devasting they can be! No one wants squ- problems in her home!
ReplyDeleteStay warm, my friend - I talked to my mom today and all I have to say to the temperatures you are all experiencing is "Brrrrr"!