Focus is about saying no.

专注就是学会说“不”。

Anyone can say no to bad ideas, but only a focused person will say no to good ideas.

拒绝坏主意谁都能做到，但只有专注的人才会拒绝好主意。

Focus is something that people consistently bring up as a key to success. When Warren Buffett was asked the key to his success, he simply replied, “Focus.” Bill Gates had the same reply. And Jonny Ive, mentioned it was the biggest lesson he learned from Steve Jobs:

专注是人们常常提到的成功关键。当被问到成功的秘诀时，沃伦·巴菲特和比尔·盖茨都简洁地回答：“专注。” 而乔纳森·艾维提到这是他从史蒂夫·乔布斯那里学到的最重要的一课：

This sounds really simplistic, but it still shocks me how few people actually practice this, and it’s a struggle to practice, but is this issue of focus.

这听起来非常简单，但让我吃惊的是，真正这样做的人却很少，而且练习起来很费劲，这就是专注的问题。

Jobs was one the most focused people in the world. While focus doesn’t ensure you will be victorious, not being focused virtually ensures defeat.

乔布斯是世界上最专注的人之一。虽然专注不一定会让你取得成功，但如果不专注，几乎可以肯定会失败。