Jony Ive on “Focus”

Asked to name three lessons he learned from Steve Jobs, his former boss at Apple, Ive said Jobs taught him that focus means “not doing something that, with every bone in your body, you think is a phenomenal idea,” if it would prevent you from staying on task. –Vanity Fair

Pretty awesome quote. If you’re working on a product, ask yourself this. Distractions are all around us… learn the discipline to say “no”. Hat tip: Dave

Thursday Thought: Less Swagger, More Pirate

Whatever the craft, there exists inside of each of us these two conflicting forces. One that gets caught up in our victories, stokes our egos and inevitable leads to our downfall. The other force only cares for the next win and the fastest route to buried treasure. –Dave Jeyes

This is a nice post by my buddy and comrade at AddThis. In a nutshell, it’s not about being right all the time—it’s about keeping an eye on the treasure.

Often times we can get caught up with politics and trying to prove our worth and intelligence amongst our co-workers, but the team that wins will put all their egos aside to accomplish what is right. Ultimately, everyone can take credit for that kind of success.

More Pics of the Night Sky

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These two photos are from the doorstep of my condo. There’s way too much ambient light, but it’s fun to play around.

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Unfortunately, I think my primary battery is dying too. I’m going to have to order some more gear.

AddThis Analytics Refresh

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Big things shaking here at AddThis. We’ve got a refreshed analytics using a card convention. It also sets us up for some things brewing. Stay tuned.

Kudos to the team (you know who you are!) for pulling it off. It’s amazing to see it go from a whiteboard sketch to a real product.