Most of us want to finish the race, but see running as a chore. A few dream about being great authors, but find the writing itself to be slow and difficult. Some of us learn all we can about starting a company, only to hit a wall when it comes time to get down to work.
If you lack for an awesome project, or a sense of where the work in front of you is going to take you, that’s probably the reason you’ll do anything other than what you have to do.
The removal of distraction can very quickly become its own distraction
– Merlin Mann
You need whatever you need. Go figure that out. That’s part of becoming pro. Get the tools that you need, but then use the tools.
– Merlin Mann
“Now look at your desk, your desktop, your work area. Ask yourself, where are the weeds here? Pull them.”
(via First Today, Then Tomorrow)