Everything is a distraction, except (very few things)...

About this episode

George Kao discusses the importance of focusing on worthy problems and avoiding distractions in life and business.

Everything is distraction.Except your focused attention on the problems that you are uniquely positioned to solve.(And the foundations of a good life, e.g. faith, health, quality time with loved ones.)List out the problems you can solve better than most people.... And why those problems are worth solving. If you can't obviously justify it, might be a distraction. List out the distractions.... And for each: what would be better to do instead.Also write out how you would like to go about solving problems eg with calm, love, joy.*****Worthy problems:*****Probably distractions: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgekao.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: George Kao

Topics covered

• distraction
• focused attention
• problem-solving
• personal development
• life foundations

Keywords

• distraction
• problem-solving
• focused attention
• life foundations
• personal development

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