The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term is the indispensable prerequisite for success.
When fairy tales are written in the west, they're known as folklore. In the east, fairy tales are called religions.
Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
When I was born, the Lord laid out for me a very clear path. I made some mistakes in my life, but I always tried to stay on that path.
Focus: Challenges, the Big 3, Clustering Relationships: Circles, Head-to-Heads, Core Team Energy: Whole-Life Planning, Pruning Stimuli: Study Plan, Notation, Purposeful Experience Hours: Idea Time, Unnecessary Creating.
Follow your writing instinct. Some stories were rigorously mapped out, while drafting others felt more like shaking a Polaroid and waiting for it to come into focus.
