“When you are overworked and exhausted, there is a sense of kind of delirium and that's why I think architects do all-nighters and they kind of do those deadlines. For four days I remember doing four nights in one row with no sleep. I mean nobody, unless you are crazy, would do that, but you are totally focused on the project.” ThinkingKindMeanRememberNightSleepFourCrazyProjectsFocusedArchitectExhaustedDeadlineDeliriumNo SleepAll Nighters Author:Zaha Hadid
“For me, I think being a conservative means you are focused on all four key principles: strong defense, lower taxes, less spending, and defending traditional American values.” ThinkingMeanValuesStrongPrinciplesFourKeysTaxesConservativeFocusedSpendingDefenseTraditionalAmerican Values Author:Jim Jordan
“The World Cup only comes around once every four years and is the absolute pinnacle of our sport. It is something we dream about as players. It is a reason why many of us started playing this game. I know myself, my teammates will be focused on what's ahead and what's at stake.” KnowsWorldYearsReasonDreamGamesSportsFourPlayerAbsolutesFocusedCupsReason WhyStakesFour YearsTeammateWorld CupPinnacle Author:Jozy Altidore
“So, you want to be like Christ? Me too. But that kind of godliness won't just happen by hanging around a church or thinking lofty thoughts three or four times a day or learning a few verses of Scripture. It will take more - much more. Disciplining ourselves will require the same kind of focused thinking and living that our Master modeled during His brief life on earth.” ThinkingWantKindHappensEarthThreeChristChurchFourMastersFocusedScriptureVersesLoftyGodlinessHanging AroundBrief Life Author:Charles R. Swindoll
“I used to be able to sit in a chair and for four hours straight in a very focused meditative way be in my own world without ay interruption. And now it's like your brain is getting so trained to check your phone, and there is like a dopamine release every time you get a text whether it's a good or a bad one. I'm really worried about what it's doing to our minds.” WorldWayMindAbleUsedHoursMy OwnBrainFourLike YouPhonesFocusedChecksUsed To BeReleaseWorriedChairsInterruptionsDopamineMy Own World Author:Brit Marling
“I tend to gravitate toward the "act two," or "act three," or "act four" stories - either things that are underreported, where we think we already know the common narrative, or things that are at the margins of an over-reported story, where we're all so focused in one direction that we're missing something crucial that's unfolding off to the side.” ThinkingKnowsTwoStoriesThreeSidesCommonFourMissingFocusedNarrativeCrucialMarginsUnfoldingOne DirectionMissing Something Author:Sarah Stillman