Compelling careers often have complex origins that reject the simple idea that all you have to do is follow your passion. - Cal Newport

Why bother hiring a hotshot if the bulk of their time is spent doing administrative work?

Efforts to deepen your focus will struggle if you don’t simultaneously wean your mind from a dependence on distraction.

If you want to win the war for attention, don’t try to say ‘no’ to the trivial distractions you find on the information smorgasbord; try to say ‘yes’ to the subject that arouses a terrifying longing, and let the terrifying longing crowd out everything else.” For