The Art of Intentional Thinking (Second Edition)

When you’re getting stuff done, monotask, don’t multitask. Monotasking has been shown to increase focus, happiness, and the quality of our work while reducing stress.

days go smoothly and our goals get accomplished

If you work toward your goals for twenty or thirty minutes every day, you’ll be who you want to be, doing exactly what you want to do, in no time at all

delaying all or most of our happiness for the sake of a future that may never come sacrifices the present for the future and

For example, when we don’t save for retirement, we find ourselves scrambling in desperation when we become too old to perform our jobs adequately

drains happiness from life. Balance is necessary. Plan and act for the future but live and act in the moment

When we genuinely notice what we feel physically, we become more grounded and less prone to distraction

I’m working on being smart

I’m working on developing my talents.”

In contrast, people who exhibit arrogance and narrowness almost always do so out of insecurity—they’re covering up something that makes them very, very vulnerable