Overview
Great work is usually the result of subtraction, not addition. These lines capture the discipline of focus, and each is followed by a note on how to apply it.
The quotes
Stay hungry. Stay foolish.— Steve Jobs
A charge to keep the curiosity and willingness to look naive that fade with success — the traits that let you keep learning and taking risks.
Fashion changes, but style endures.— Coco Chanel
Chase the durable thing, not the trend. Style — a consistent point of view — outlasts whatever is fashionable this season.
The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.— John D. Rockefeller
Excellence is rarely exotic. It usually means executing ordinary tasks to a standard almost no one else bothers with.
Control your expenses better than your competition.— Sam Walton
Walton's whole strategy in one line: a durable advantage can be built from unglamorous discipline that rivals won't match.