The importance of focus - Richard St. John
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eight to be great the eight traits
eight to be great the eight traits
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successful people have in common number
successful people have in common number
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three focus when I asked James Cameron
three focus when I asked James Cameron
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how he managed to produce the two
how he managed to produce the two
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highest grossing films of all time
highest grossing films of all time
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Titanic and Avatar he said Focus had a
Titanic and Avatar he said Focus had a
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lot to do with it he said you've got to
lot to do with it he said you've got to
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be super focused like a laser to get
be super focused like a laser to get
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anything worthwhile done he said when I
anything worthwhile done he said when I
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did Avatar I was focused for four
did Avatar I was focused for four
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years now I'm not saying you never think
years now I'm not saying you never think
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wide at the beginning of anything
wide at the beginning of anything
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whether it's your career or a problem
whether it's your career or a problem
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you're trying to solve you got to think
you're trying to solve you got to think
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wide you got to take lots of stuff in
wide you got to take lots of stuff in
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and I say when you're young don't Focus
and I say when you're young don't Focus
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too soon just know in the back of your
too soon just know in the back of your
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mind that success requires a
mind that success requires a
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single-minded focus as Larry p
single-minded focus as Larry p
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co-founder Google said to me you should
co-founder Google said to me you should
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focus on one important goal and you need
focus on one important goal and you need
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to be pretty single-minded about it it
to be pretty single-minded about it it
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was a single-minded focus that enabled
was a single-minded focus that enabled
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astrophysicists to build a space
astrophysicists to build a space
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telescope the size of a of a suitcase
telescope the size of a of a suitcase
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that only cost 10 million bucks compared
that only cost 10 million bucks compared
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to the two billion it cost to build the
to the two billion it cost to build the
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Hubble and when I asked Mission
Hubble and when I asked Mission
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scientist Jamie Matthews about it he
scientist Jamie Matthews about it he
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said focus is the key word for our
said focus is the key word for our
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success we pulled this off on a tight
success we pulled this off on a tight
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budget and short timeline because we
budget and short timeline because we
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just did one thing thing exceptionally
just did one thing thing exceptionally
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well we didn't try and make the Swiss
well we didn't try and make the Swiss
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army knife of telescopes that did a lot
army knife of telescopes that did a lot
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of things successful companies focus
of things successful companies focus
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when Tom Monahan the founder of Domino's
when Tom Monahan the founder of Domino's
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Pizza was asked the The Secret of his
Pizza was asked the The Secret of his
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success he set a fanatical focus on
success he set a fanatical focus on
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doing one thing well Bill Gates would
doing one thing well Bill Gates would
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agree he says if you want to be a great
agree he says if you want to be a great
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software company you have to be only a
software company you have to be only a
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software company you can't dabble in
software company you can't dabble in
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other things but many companies and
other things but many companies and
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people do dabble and I was one of them
people do dabble and I was one of them
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after 10 years in the workforce I was
after 10 years in the workforce I was
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dabbling in many different areas and on
dabbling in many different areas and on
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the personal front I was all over the
the personal front I was all over the
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map so I was okay at a lot of things but
map so I was okay at a lot of things but
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I wasn't great at any one thing and when
I wasn't great at any one thing and when
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I looked at successful people it was
I looked at successful people it was
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just the opposite they're not great at
just the opposite they're not great at
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everything they're only great at one
everything they're only great at one
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thing Quincy Jones told me he can't even
thing Quincy Jones told me he can't even
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drive a car because he's focused his
drive a car because he's focused his
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whole life on making great music and
whole life on making great music and
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that's what made him great so I figured
that's what made him great so I figured
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I had to focus and become an expert at
I had to focus and become an expert at
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something so I cut out all the dabbling
something so I cut out all the dabbling
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of focused only on photography I became
of focused only on photography I became
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a successful advertising photographer
a successful advertising photographer
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and I even won Top Awards in both
and I even won Top Awards in both
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photography and video so I discovered
photography and video so I discovered
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Focus really does pay off in addition to
Focus really does pay off in addition to
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long-term Focus there's also short-term
long-term Focus there's also short-term
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concentration just being able to put our
concentration just being able to put our
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heads down and get something done right
heads down and get something done right
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now Jennifer Mather a famous animal
now Jennifer Mather a famous animal
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behavior says I have a ferocious ability
behavior says I have a ferocious ability
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to concentrate I can say I'm going to do
to concentrate I can say I'm going to do
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this and close the rest of the world off
this and close the rest of the world off
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concentration helped yon Kim succeed he
concentration helped yon Kim succeed he
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was working at minimum wage in a
was working at minimum wage in a
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7-Eleven store then he developed Yuri
7-Eleven store then he developed Yuri
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systems sold it to Lucent personally
systems sold it to Lucent personally
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made 500 million cash and became
made 500 million cash and became
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president of Lucen Technologies and he
president of Lucen Technologies and he
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said concentration had a lot to do with
said concentration had a lot to do with
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it he said I can work day and night and
it he said I can work day and night and
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maintain the concentration without
maintain the concentration without
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getting burned out so concentration is a
getting burned out so concentration is a
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valuable skill to develop and it's not
valuable skill to develop and it's not
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easy to develop when there's so many
easy to develop when there's so many
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distractions out there and scientists
distractions out there and scientists
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are developing new ones all the time
are developing new ones all the time
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although it's not easy cuz they keep
although it's not easy cuz they keep
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getting distracted now with emails
getting distracted now with emails
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mobile phones and all the stuff on the
mobile phones and all the stuff on the
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web it's a wonder we can we can
web it's a wonder we can we can
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concentrate for 5 seconds before
concentrate for 5 seconds before
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something warbles beeps vibrates or
something warbles beeps vibrates or
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plays somebody's favorite tune but the
plays somebody's favorite tune but the
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trick is to eliminate the distractions
trick is to eliminate the distractions
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when we need to concentrate best-selling
when we need to concentrate best-selling
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author Stephen King says if you want to
author Stephen King says if you want to
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be a writer there should be no phone in
be a writer there should be no phone in
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your writing room no TV no video games
your writing room no TV no video games
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draw the curtains eliminate every
draw the curtains eliminate every
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possible distraction and by doing that
possible distraction and by doing that
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he became one of the world's most
he became one of the world's most
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popular writers and remember Warren
popular writers and remember Warren
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Buffett became one of the world's
Buffett became one of the world's
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richest men by living in a constant
richest men by living in a constant
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state of no distractions it's called
state of no distractions it's called
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Nebraska he says when I worked back in
Nebraska he says when I worked back in
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New York there were more stimuli hitting
New York there were more stimuli hitting
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me all the time it's much easier to
me all the time it's much easier to
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think here and I wonder if that isn't
think here and I wonder if that isn't
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one of the big reasons why so many
one of the big reasons why so many
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successful people I interview actually
successful people I interview actually
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grew up in small towns not big cities
grew up in small towns not big cities
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fewer dist ractions more ability to
fewer dist ractions more ability to
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focus and concentrate but now all that's
focus and concentrate but now all that's
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going to change cuz with the internet we
going to change cuz with the internet we
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can be in the middle of nowhere and
can be in the middle of nowhere and
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still be distracted and concentration
still be distracted and concentration
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doesn't always mean being in a quiet
doesn't always mean being in a quiet
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room or alone many people actually use
room or alone many people actually use
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noise to eliminate distractions Stephen
noise to eliminate distractions Stephen
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King does remember he's the guy who said
King does remember he's the guy who said
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eliminate every possible distraction but
eliminate every possible distraction but
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he also says I work to loud music for me
he also says I work to loud music for me
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the music is just another way of
the music is just another way of
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shutting the door John silly Brown also
shutting the door John silly Brown also
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uses noise to eliminate distractions
uses noise to eliminate distractions
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he's Chief scientist at Xerox and he
he's Chief scientist at Xerox and he
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said to me I did my doctoral thesis in a
said to me I did my doctoral thesis in a
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bar because I love the noise I could
bar because I love the noise I could
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concentrate even with the noise All
concentrate even with the noise All
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Around Me geez I thought all those
Around Me geez I thought all those
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people in bars were partying now it
people in bars were partying now it
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turns out they could be
turns out they could be
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phds and learning how to concentrate is
phds and learning how to concentrate is
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all about practice practice practice
all about practice practice practice
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Lindsey Sharp heads up four museums in
Lindsey Sharp heads up four museums in
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London and he said to me it's very hard
London and he said to me it's very hard
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to concentrate so you have to practice a
to concentrate so you have to practice a
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lot he said I learned how to study in
lot he said I learned how to study in
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the middle of an airport so now if I'm
the middle of an airport so now if I'm
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concentrating and there's a siren
concentrating and there's a siren
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outside I don't even hear it the bottom
outside I don't even hear it the bottom
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line Focus helps us succeed whether it's
line Focus helps us succeed whether it's
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long-term Focus or shortterm
long-term Focus or shortterm
[Applause]
concentration
Richard St. John, TED-Ed, TEDEducation, TED, Ed, focus, success, successful, how, to, be, successful
