Quotes About Efficiency

Faffing, of course, does not fit the programme. We are supposed to be busy, productive citizens.

I'm so programmed to getting up early that I like to make the most of the day.

Programmers can be lazy.

When are programmers happy? They're happy when they're not underutilized - when they're not bored - and also when they're not overburdened with inappropriate specifications or meaningless bureaucracies. In other words, programmers are happiest when they're working efficiently. This is a general preference in creative work.

I'm in the factory a lot so I see how hard the guys work, but you never really know how quickly and effectively the other teams' development programmes are going until you get to the track. It's only then that we will be able to tell.

Productivity has always been the justification for the prepackaging of programming knowledge. But it is worth asking about the sort of productivity gains that come from the simplifications of click-and-drag.

We have a responsibility to make sure that the limited resources we have are spent efficiently and effectively and that programs achieve their mission.

I don't like a lot of social programs either because it makes you non-productive.

I have always advocated for funding and programs that increase our productivity and competitiveness.

One of the hardest areas is duplication; everyone knows there's lots of duplication in government. But when you ask someone, 'OK, name two programs that are duplicative,' typically there's a long pause.

Everyone is using the same programs, everyone is looking at the same opening ideas. I wouldn't say everyone is necessarily the same in terms of talent or ability, but when you're able to prepare games that go so deep that you don't have to think, really, it balances out the field.

One day's delay is another day's lack of progress.

Digital fluency can accelerate progress.

We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.

I know how long it takes me to draw a page, how long it takes me to complete a project, how long I can work before my hand gives out, that sort of thing.

I try to block a couple of hours of unscheduled time every day so that I can work on the day's most important projects.

I'm not particularly prolific.

So I promise you that this State of the State, like a good pizza, will be delivered in 25 minutes or less.

My very clear vision for the ideal Roomba is one you never see and you never touch. Our research priorities are explicitly focused on the Roomba of the future that will deliver on the promise of automatically cleaning your floor.

Bitcoin is inherently international, and one of its great promises is it enables cross-border payments in a more efficient way.

I don't like to spend time in endless meetings talking about stuff that isn't going to get anything done. I have meetings, but they're short, prompt and to the point.

During periods of extreme fear or greed, you don't have the proper balance between those two to generate market efficiency and you get extremes in behavior.

If you're going to nap, make sure you have a proper chunk of time blocked out. I'm not one of these guys that does the 15-20 minute nap. I don't play those games. I'm, like, an hour minimum. I'm not gonna lay down unless I know I have at least an hour.

I got fired from a job years ago. It was an accounting job. They were basically trying to cut corners, so they employed a bunch of temps to do proper accounting. And it just caused absolute bedlam and I did get fired.