about 2) : I just meant that you must find the people who will do your stuff before being able to focus on something else (they will absorb all the other tasks that might interrupt you in your work ;) if noone else can relieve you)

In total agreement here - but I have two things to say :
1) if you can't focus, it's because you haven't decided what is the right project for it - and that may not be an indicator of the fact that you just "can't focus", but the fact that you have not found the RIGHT project that you will passionnate you enought , (well, that's what I realized as far as I am concerned) ;
2) the ability to focus is closely related to the ability to delegate. Obvious statement, yes, but delegating is extremely complex : you have to trust, entitle, instruct, educate, and verify anyway.

My suggestion for 2010 :
- Focus on thinking about what's the best project for you that's worth having you... 100% focused and immersed on it ;
- Second step : then focus on how you will organize your ability to focus on the chosen project,
- and then : just... focus on it.

But don't forget my friend : I keep as always looking up on you, you're a great model.

Nice post by the way.

very generous of you to share this, Ouriel.
I couldn't say any better how I agree. But I add this : by working with confidence and passion, not only you learn, but you discover news leads and possibilities. When I started www.TechToc.Tv I swear I thought we would remain small and just nice with 20 contributors ! Now in less than 3 months with our social web-tv platform we have a great, active community and 200 contributors ! All of them top professionnal !
So just start somewhere, and trust life as if it was a taxi driver : seat down, don't think too much about the destination and look at the window : enjoy the view, learn from it, take pleasure!

Sacré Ouriel ;-)

hey Ouriel, instead of posting these depressing considerations, why don't you want to show your readers the TechTocTv video that leaves no doubt about how you look like :
http://www.techtoctv.com/event.php?event_id=155

I know but my point is : you're a f... visionnary bro' !!

and... I know... we know that you are working on something : and weither this is big or not, I'm sure it's gonna be good fun reading about it ;-)

Beautifully crafted bit of software!

Well deserved success!

When Ouriel's attention is on a web innovating product, well : we should look in the same direction...

Ouriel, will you have some time to explain us (I mean for people outside Israel) what the election results mean in terms of concrete consequences - I would just be happy to understand what's at stake as you can be a decoder for us !__(ps: i still hate "intense debate" bloody plugin which fields don't remember my previous typing)

I am just amazed and so happy that I finally am the one suggesting you a new piece of Mozart, of all authors, Ouriel!
(usually I follow your advices and I still am amazed by your difficulty to become a fan of Mozart - but I understand better now, while reading you, that you cannot have the same point of view as a the great piano player you are : your ear is not the same as people like me who only listen!)