When we give people segmented attention, piecemeal time, switching back and forth, the switching cost is higher than just the time involved. We end u… - Gary W. Keller

The people we live with and work with on a daily basis deserve our full attention. When we give people segmented attention, piecemeal time, switching back and forth, the switching cost is higher than just the time involved. We end up damaging relationships.

What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?

Thinking big is essential to extraordinary results. Success requires action, and action requires thought. But here’s the catch — the only actions that become springboards to succeeding big are those informed by big thinking to begin with.

Every day, without realizing it, we engage in all manner of activities that diminish our willpower. Willpower is depleted when we make decisions to focus our attention, suppress our feelings and impulses, or modify our behavior in pursuit of goals. It’s like taking an ice pick and gouging a hole in our gas line. Before long we have willpower leaking everywhere and none left to do our most important work. So like any other limited but vital resource, willpower must be managed.