Friday, May 1, 2020

Attention to Detail


Have you ever heard the expression, "the devil is in the details"? Maybe it's not the devil at all. Maybe it's the solution. We let so much of what is wash over us like an invisible bath. Disorganization, mistakes, carelessness...all an avoidable bother if we stop avoiding it.

Your problem might take less time to solve than you expect, if you give it your full attention.

-- doug smith


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