For awhile now, work has been slow. I attempt to study more tax law; however, I find that every 10 minutes or so I am circling between Google Finance, ESPN, & the local paper. Is tax law that boring that it can only be consumed in 10 minute intervals? Not really...but I definitely have a problem.
On the radio this morning the talk show host said something very profound. I did not catch the context nor the aftermath because it hit me like a ton of bricks. He said (and I paraphrase) that "successful people are successful because they can focus". And here I am only able to focus in 10 minute intervals. Yes, I understand that "success" is a broad term...congratulations for the stating the obvious. But the fact remains that I no am aware that my success here at work is well nonexistent partly because I can't focus. I can't focus because I feel no urgency nor motivation. It's not because I was abused as a child, it's not because I have ADD, and its not because I smoked pot. It is simply because I don't want it bad enough. But I think I do now, why because I have recognized (or remembered) that there is a connection between focus and success.
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As the great golfer Lee Trevino said about Golf. I love the fact that i only have to focus for 45seconds on each shot.
so doing the math lets say he shot a 68 or 4 under par he only had to focus for 3,060 seconds or 51 minutes out of a 5 hour round of golf..
no lets look at work focus 10 hours a day or 36,000 seconds (my math might be off)and for the most part we are productive. certain levels of productivity equals success. I dont know of too many people that can focus for 36,000 seconds a day.... I'll take Trevino theory i may not be the very best but i wont be the wore out one at the end of the day either
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