How successful people view time

Successful people are unusually good at Step Zero, even though not many of them start out that way. 

We usually understand that we’re supposed to work hard to be successful. That makes sense: successful people work hard. But how did those successful people decide what they should be work...

Cognitive tunneling can cause people to become overly focused on whatever is directly in front of their eyes or become preoccupied with immediate tasks. It’s what keeps someone glued to their smartphone as the kids wail or pedestrians swerve around them on the sidewalk.

Research tells the greatest athletes and the greatest businessmen are strikingly similar in their wiring. They think in many of the same ways and have similar levels of competitiveness.

What distinguishes these high achievers is their mindse...