Before you sweat the logistics of focus: ๏ฌrst, care. Care intensely.... Obsessing over the slipperiness of focus, bemoaning the volume of those devil "distractions," and constantly reassessing which shiny new "system" might make your life suddenly seem more sensible - these are all terrifically useful warning ๏ฌares that you may be suffering from a deeper, more fundamental problem.... Know in your heart that what you're making or doing matters... First, care. Then, as you'll happily and unavoidably discover, all that "focus" business has a peculiar way of taking care of itself.
Merlin MannEverything takes more time than you thought, everything costs more money than you thought, and almost everything turns out not quite as cool as you expected.
Merlin MannBy my reckoning, I only need about 200 more takeout coffee cups to complete my bitterly ironic mosaic of Al Gore.
Merlin MannAlthough your time and attention are finite, the demands on your time and attention are infinite.
Merlin Mann