“Keep your head off of swivel.”
— Unknown character from the TV show ‘Blue Bloods’
At least that’s what I think I heard. The TV was on in the background and I wasn’t paying close attention.
I have no idea in what context they were using the phrase but there’s something about it that really clicked for me. I guess it’s one of those instances of ‘When the mind is ready for the message, the message will appear.”
“Keep your head off of swivel.” Stick to the task at hand.
“Keep your head off of swivel.” Don’t be distracted by every little thing crying out for your attention.
“Keep your head off of swivel.”
Stay focused. Stay present.
Do the thing you’ve set out to do.
(Update: A quick Google search seems to indicate that I probably heard it wrong. I like my version better.)