Quote 6: Intelligence

"The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence."
Robert J. Schiller

How often these days do I find myself off task doing something, that is really nothing.  I can spend an hour on the web going down a maze of rabbit trails that strays far from what I originally intended to do (check my e-mail).  I don't know what it is about me that causes my brain to want to do everything but what's important, but it is downright wrong. I read somewhere that you should always have a goal when going into something or else you'll flounder and waste bucket loads of precious time.  I find this very true, when I have a goal I stick to the task and get it done.  The great thing about the whole process is that you feel 10x better when you finish something productive then when you finish something that's worth nothing.

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Paul M. Robison