Where I’d had huge success, I had narrowed my concentration to one thing, and where my success varied, my focus had too. (Location 83)
“Going small” is ignoring all the things you could do and doing what you should do. It’s recognizing that not all things matter equally and finding the things that matter most. It’s a tighter way to connect what you do with what you want. It’s realizing that extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus. (Location 89)
You need to be doing fewer things for more effect instead of doing more things with side effects. (Location 97)
find the lead domino, and whack away at it until it falls. (Location 131)
The key is over time. Success is built sequentially. It’s one thing at a time. (Location 138)