had about $10,000 saved up (Canadian dollars — equal to about $30 US dollars, or $1,500 in Monopoly money). - Chris Bailey

meta-awareness. Becoming aware of what you’re thinking about is one of the best practices for managing your attention. The more you notice what’s occupying your attentional space, the faster you can get back on track when your mind begins to wander, which it does a remarkable 47 percent of the time.

when we schedule time for something, what we’re actually doing is simply deciding when we will invest our attention and energy into the task.

Busyness is no different from laziness when it doesn’t lead you to accomplish anything.