Seth Godin on Focus Quotes

"If you are making something for everyone, you are making it for no one."

"The lizard brain is the reason you're afraid, the reason you don't ship, the reason you're stuck. It's the voice that tells you to check your email instead of doing the hard work."

"In a world of infinite distraction, the ability to focus is a superpower."

"The problem with multitasking is that it’s actually multi-switching. And every switch has a cost to your deep focus."

"Being busy is not the same as being efficient. Often, busy-ness is just a way to avoid the hard work of making a choice."

"Spend more time on the strategy and less on the spreadsheet."

"You don't need more time, you need more focus."

"If you want to be efficient, stop trying to please everyone. It’s a waste of energy."

"Every time you check your phone, you are giving away a piece of your potential for greatness."

"You cannot be remarkable if you are constantly interrupted. Remarkable work happens in the quiet spaces."

"Quit the wrong stuff. Stick with the right stuff. Have the guts to do one or the other."

"Focus is the ultimate efficiency. Saying no to the 99 things that don't matter so you can say yes to the one that does."

"Vision is the ability to see the potential in the middle of the noise."

"Focus is a choice. It’s the choice to ignore the shiny objects and the urgent-but-unimportant tasks in favor of the work that matters."

"Deep work isn't about time management; it's about fear management. We hide in the shallow work because it's safe."

"If you can't state your position in eight words, you don't have a position."

"The best way to be efficient with your time is to stop checking your email every six minutes."