"We face two challenges as we try to manage our behavior: the challenge of initiative (exercise, make one more sales phone call, work another hour on that presentation, write that proposal) and the challenge of restraint (don't eat that cookie, don't speak so much in that meeting, don't yell back, don't solve your employee's problem for him). If we're good at the challenge of initiative it means we're good at applying ourselves, at focusing, at breaking through resistance using sheer willpower. In other words, we're good at avoiding distraction." - Meryn Stol from Bookmarklet

Hmm on second thought, I don't like the article so much. Except for his distinction between "initiative" and "restraint". - Meryn Stol

trying.... not to.... comment... damn! - Richard pancakhaus Walker

lol, good summary of the article ;) - Meryn Stol

Meryn. That is hilarious that you post first, then read through (or perhaps re-read) then amend opinion...all in real-time! Love it! - Alan Edgett

Reminds me of a quote from somewhere: "To oppose something is to maintain it." - Victor Ganata