Quotes / Stay Focused (Analysis)

I agree with this quote 100 percent. To accomplish things, one must set individual goals that can be reached. Doing this… will no doubt bring more happiness and get you further in life.

Althought it pays to be ambitious, this aphorism generally applies to most people. Especially writers, for whom it is crucial to remain focused on one work and not running around writing several. I have heard people say “I am working on three projects at the moment” which sounds impressive, but I know that they aren’t going to finish 2/3 of those projects, and will struggle like hell to finish the first.

This depends on a writer’s own ability to manage their writing and can also apply in the wider world of work and relationships. To quote Bob Dylan, “too much of nothing can make a man ill at ease, one man’s temper might rise, while another’s temper might freeze.”

Your quote says the opposite but highlights the reason why some do too many things at once, they are afraid of being inactive. It is surprising how many writers are frightened to sit alone at their terminals and wrestle with the silence of their imaginations.

An astute and wise quote, and one every writer would do well to memorise from the very beginning.

Harold

The impression it made on me is that if you try to do too many things, especially at once, you are doomed to failure for there is only so much time in a day or so much energy one has and certain things require more attention and demand more skill than others. One can’t be good at everything, it’s impossible though I guess one can try, but it sets one up for failure at some of the things. Interesting quote.

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June 11, 2008

by Blitzwing

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Thank you for your insightful remarks. A lot of people, especially the young, wish to become so many things all at once. Many wish to have the perfect career, to be the best partner, the richest person in town, etc. What many fail to realize is that they cannot hope to become all these at once.

Yes, they can try to go for the goals they set out for themselves all at the same time but they can’t have everything. Somethings bound to give. In many cases people of the sort only achieve a superficial level of success.

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I totally agree with this quote, because when people take many things to do at once, they become some kind of lost.. they want to do this and that, they “run” from one to another thing. So because person is “running”, the things he does lose their quality and their value. In person’s head is some kind of mess then and he can’t concentrate on the things he does more than he could if he did one thing. And that’s why there are more mistakes..

Man is this true, I think that sometimes it better to run with a decent idea then try to carry ten great ones.
good qoute, it helps and puts  a direct thought to something I have been saying for years, just not as finely.

This quote is certainly true, and for that reason may be memorable. However, the quote, “A stitch in time saves nine” says nearly the same thing in fewer words that are more catchy and memorable. Play around with it, and see if some words could be eliminated or more powerful ones added? See in HOW FEW WORDS you can make your point. It can be a fun way to burn some time. Good job! (:

This something I do..I would try to write to stories at once, but concentrating on just one improves it’s quality.

The message is clear. I think the second part of the quote could be more idiomatic (to be more parallel with the first part).

Even though I have heard this before a number of times, the fact that you believe this to be your original thought is indicative that you do have talent. It is one thing to plagurize an author’s work, and a much different thing to come to the same resolution after assessing the same problem. Therefore, I commend rather than codemn, and encourage you to continue expressing yourself in literature to find what other gems might be lurking there!