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Without the powers of focus, awareness, and judgment that fuel self-control, we cannot fend off distractions, set goals, manage a complex, changing environment, and ultimately shape the trajectory of our lives.
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With splintered focus, we’re cultivating a culture of distraction and detachment.
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In cultivating distraction, we cannot perceptively look back or see ahead; we are defeated in the battle to shape our future.
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Executive attention is a key to turning back a tide of distraction.
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…fueling self-management is yet another way that our attentional skills allow us to live in an astoundingly complex world without falling constant prey to distraction.
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A gift transforms an interaction, taking it from transactional to relational…
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Loss does not cure loss. Rather than closure, revenge gives deceptive satisfaction that can’t free us from the angry, aching place we inhabit.
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Forgiveness originates in the part of each of us that yearns more for an end to foolish suffering and death than for the specious satisfaction of getting even.
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Today, as long as the product can satisfy wants… chances are that suitable consumer segments will emerge organically, regardless of the seller’s preconceived ideas.
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People who feel like their careers truly matter are more satisfied with their working lives, and they’re also more resistant to the strain of hard work.
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