Cal Newport

Who you are, what you think, feel, and do, what you love - is the sum of what you focus on.

If you're not uncomfortable, then you're probably stuck at an 'acceptable level.'

No one had ever stopped to wonder about whether the way we're working was actually working.

The urge to check Twitter or refresh Reddit becomes a nervous twitch that shatters uninterrupted time into shards too small to support the presence necessary for an intentional life.

We've defaulted to using visible activity as a proxy for useful effort, creating a culture where people feel they need to seem busy, even if this busyness is preventing them from accomplishing useful work.