About this quote

Scattering your energy across shallow connections and comfortable distractions keeps you divided. You cannot expect to find deep fulfillment when you are constantly settling for convenient compromises. Are you holding onto mediocre relationships or half-hearted projects just because you fear being empty-handed? True devotion requires you to clear away the clutter of temporary fixes. Walk away from what merely occupies your time so you can finally commit to what actually matters.

When to use it

• You tell your business partner why you are shutting down three minor, moderately profitable product lines to focus resources on your main software: 'We have to drop these distractions if we want to build something that actually lasts.'
• Explaining to a friend why you stopped going on casual dates with people you do not really care about: 'I realized I was filling the silence with people who do not matter, instead of waiting for someone who does.'
• A writer explaining why they archived five half-written drafts to focus on one story: 'I had to abandon all those easy starts to actually finish one complete book.'