Ignoring many of the small problems in life can…
Page 114. Ignoring many of the small problems in life can build up into ways, it can make you crazy, work and make your life crazy both are bad. Details matter. Ignoring them can be the difference between success and failure.
— from Before Takeoff (front matter) · Fortitude American Resilience in the Era of Outrage written by Dan Crenshaw
In the book
Luck is real, but you can position yourself for it: as I used to say, apples do fall unexpectedly into your lap, but it helps enormously if you are standing in the right orchard. Mind the small things, too — ignoring the little problems lets them pile up until they run your life, and the difference between success and failure is often nothing but details; sometimes it seems there are no little things at all, given the consequences that grow from them. And hold all of it lightly, because here is a freeing truth: in life, you don't actually have to do anything. — Before Takeoff (front matter)