William H. McRaven Quotes

I don't do a lot of things business-wise. For the most part, I focus on what my job is and do that.

Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself.

I came to Hollywood to write and found out I don't have the attention span.

I just think there are enough hours in the day. If you just focus and dedicate yourself and approach each task as it presents itself, you can accomplish a lot.

I like being busy and juggling a lot of things at the same time. I get bored easily, so I need to do a lot.

I've realized that I can't multitask in the writing department; I can only kind of do one thing at a time.

My secret is simple. I have a very short attention span, and writing lots of things fast appeases that very attention span.

Try not to do too many things at once. Know what you want, the number one thing today and tomorrow. Persevere and get it done.

Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.

I'm not very good at multi-tasking. Most people aren't, but they think they are. The mind is really better when you're really focused on one thing.

I have a short attention span, so when one book isn't working out, I just work on another.

I have always had trouble paying attention. When I was supposed to be at work, I'd be doodling. But then when I was home, trying to draw, I would be working on math problems. I never end up doing exactly what I should be doing at at any given time.

I can't do too much of one thing, or I get very distracted.

It's so hard for me to focus on things for a long time that I'm not incredibly passionate about.

To me, you have to take your schedule and just take things one game at a time.

It's incredibly hard to get meaningful work done when your workday has been shredded into work moments.

I used to goof off a lot.

I'm never really trying to focus on one aim.

I have to make sure I study and do my job.

Live now. Procrastinate later.

A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.

Focus is more valuable than IQ.

He that pursues two hares at once, does not catch one and lets the other go.

All we have is here and now. That's why procrastination feels so right. Procrastination isn't the problem, it's the solution.

The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything.