More and more I'm appreciating just how important communication is in all aspects of life, and how incredibly difficult it is to be genuinely good at it. Professionally speaking, I now see my ability to communicate as the most important aspect holding back career growth. The ability to execute, have good ideas and deliver improvement are all worth so much less if they're not effectively and intelligently communicated to the right people.
I know I need to write more. To think more deeply. But it feels like everything around me works to break my focus, and recovering that is something I struggle with.
When reading Bill Gates' autobiography I learned about his think weeks. A week alone, offline, with little more than a stack of books, paper and a pen. At the time I felt that was unnecessary. Now I think that would be the ultimate luxury.