Focus, Priorities, Character

Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught in General Conference in April 2001 about the importance of having an eternal perspective. He said, "Our priorities are most visible in how we use our time. Someone has said, 'Three things never come back — the spent arrow, the spoken word, and the lost opportunity.' We cannot recycle or save the time allotted to us each day. With time, we have only one opportunity for choice, and then it is gone forever."

I have been thinking a lot about priorities and focus and character over the past few months and have learned more from....

• This video - The Science of Character
• This book - Essentialism:  The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

This quote captures a lot of my thoughts:  "Our highest priority is to protect our ability to prioritize."

Waiting or not making a choice or being distracted by too many (even good) things can keep us from doing that which is most important!  I'm reminded of how important it is to keep the main thing the main thing.  ;)  To not be distracted, to not be paralyzed by choices, but to be deliberate in making decisions helps us focus, prioritize, and build character.