Tag: go down a rabbit hole
Keep your eyes on the prize
Phrase: Keep your eyes on the prize Do you know what the difference between achieving your goals and not achieving your goals is? It’s not failure; I can tell you that. The difference is a loss of focus. To be successful, you must keep your eyes on the prize. The prize is your goal, and…
Hit home
Word of the Day: Hit home It happens to the best of us. At first, we think an unexpected change will be as good as a rest. Then reality hits home. When something hits home a person realizes that a situation is much worse, painful or miserable than they initially thought it would be. I…
Burn the candle at both ends
Phrase: Burn the candle at both ends While sometimes it may be unavoidable, burning the candle at both ends for weeks or months at a stretch is never a good idea. Just as we need good food and clean water, we also need breaks and sleep. If you burn the candle at both ends, you start work early…
Lose track of time
Phrase: Lose track of time There’s a war happening online. It’s a battle for our time. All websites strive to attract us and make us lose track of time so that we will stay there on their site for as long as possible. One minute you’re concentrating on preparing a document for a meeting, then suddenly, you…
Go down a rabbit hole
Idiom: Go down a rabbit hole The Internet is an incredible technology that enables us to maintain contact and access vast quantities of information. It is a double-edged sword, however, because often, when we are searching for one thing, we go down the rabbit hole and find ourselves clicking on hyperlinks, watching videos and otherwise…