Avoiding Distractions Quotes

It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much.

I can procrastinate a little bit.

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.

A wise man should order his interests, and set them all in their proper places. This order is often troubled by greed, which putsus upon pursuing so many things at once that, in eagerness for matters of less consideration, we grasp at trifles, and let go things of greater value.

When writers say that they need to 'set the mood' or 'get into the zone', those are all ways to procrastinate. Not prerequisites.

One great thing about my mom, about the business, is that she has a really great head on her shoulders about everything and always has been 100 percent about the music and not about the other junk.

Don't become a slave to non-crucial matters.

I loved acting, I started as a child and it is interesting because I didn't compare myself to others that were doing the same thing. I just felt that I needed to stay focused and stay out of trouble.

I'm so good at procrastinating.

I don't read newspapers or watch the news on TV, deliberately to avoid the noise.

Whatever gets your goat gets your attention. Whatever gets your attention gets your time. Whatever gets your time gets you. Whatever gets you becomes your master. Take care, lest a little thing horn in and get your goat

In high school, I was the biggest procrastinator in the world.

Most of the time I like to start an album abroad, not at home, just to avoid the pressure, to not wake up and think, 'OK, it's the first of recording this album.' I like to avoid that.

Do not become so absorbed with trivial things that you miss learning the doctrine and teachings of the Lord.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

You've got to take every single play at a time, every practice at a time. You can't look forward, because you start putting too much pressure on yourself, you start to feel it.

It's so hard to keep perspective and keep things in context, and it's so easy to get distracted. This film [Shelter] reminded me how important it is to remain aware, and to keep seeing the things that are happening around the world.

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.

Keep your head down, avoid all the distractions of being a writer today—all the shifts in the business, all the drama, all the debating about where publishing is going—and write the best story that you can. It sounds a bit glib, but I think this is advice a lot of people are having trouble following right now. It is so hard to focus. But that is the single key to success.

That's a big part of the process: making the right choice from the beginning. Not getting distracted by shiny things.

Write a lot. And finish what you write. Don't join writer's clubs and go sit around having coffee reading pieces of your manuscript to people. Write it. Finish it. I set those rules up years ago, and nothing's changed.

The biggest way to be productive is if you're procrastinating on another more important project.

We cannot and we must not allow ourselves to get distracted from our sacred duty. We cannot and we must not lose focus on the things that matter most.

The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.