Direction. Not Perfection.

Steve Jobs once said that focus is about saying no. Warren Buffett says the difference between successful people and really successful people is that they say no to almost everything.

Jobs could cut whole product lines. Buffett can turn down opportunities most people would leap at.

For the rest of us, it isn’t so simple. Noise doesn’t vanish just because we say no. The emails, the meetings, the calls — and yes, even the children we love — can all pull us away, no matter how much we want to stay on track.

That’s the reality. You can’t always clear the noise. But you can have something to return to.

That’s the idea behind Eightly: never more than eight.
A list of what matters. An anchor. A focus list.
Written down. Visible. A fresh start tomorrow.

Direction. Not perfection.

Noise will always be there. But when you’ve already chosen the things that matter — important things — the noise doesn’t get to choose for you.