Although your time and attention are finite, the demands on your time and attention are infinite.
Merlin MannA lot of the best work I've ever done started out as something completely different because I gave myself permission to have space around my time and expectations.
Merlin MannWhere you allow your attention to go ultimately says more about you as a human being than anything that you put in your mission statement.
Merlin MannCreative work, summarized: In the time you set aside each day to work your ass off, ignore anything that makes you consider stopping.
Merlin MannEmail is such a funny thing. People hand you these single little messages that are no heavier than a river pebble. But it doesn't take long until you have acquired a pile of pebbles that's taller than you and heavier than you could ever hope to move, even if you wanted to do it over a few dozen trips. But for the person who took the time to hand you their pebble, it seems outrageous that you can't handle that one tiny thing.
Merlin Mann