Quotes About Efficiency

In the United States alone, about 30 to 40 percent of our entire food supply is wasted every year, according to estimates from the USDA. I find that particularly sad.

Although, by todays standards, he set a vast amount of work, he believed as he told Mrs Ashley, that 'If you pour much drink into a goblet, the most part will dash out and run over'. In Ascham's view, it was the carrot, and not the stick, that worked.

They were often convoluted, and unless it was a state-of-the-art facility, they'd layer new systems on top of the old, ultimately spending more to force everything to work, rather than using that money on the front end to get a new, better system that would save time and money in the future.

Rising early. Of course. The second greatest virtue. It comes just behind ruthlessness.

He had discovered early in his military career that if one has an effective and experienced officer above, coupled with effective and experienced soldiers below, one need do, and know, nothing.

Naturally, as soldiers, you all are prone to be sentimental about warfare. But fighting is only any use when it's cheaper than the alternatives.

Nadie tiene mucho tiempo, y el tiempo que pasas compadeciéndote es tiempo perdido.

The more you kill, the more you get better at it. And the better you get at killing, the less use you are for anything else.

The more you kill, the better you get at it. And the better you get at killing, the less use you are for anything else.

cuanto más aprendas sobre el «qué» y el «porqué», más fácil y eficaz se volverá el «cómo».

Ésta es mi filosofía del entrenamiento: un deportista debería hacer, en el momento adecuado, la mínima cantidad de entrenamiento específico que proporciona una mejora continua.

Fíjate que no dice "entrena con el kilometraje mínimo". Otra manera de formularlo podría ser "usa tu tiempo de entrenamiento de forma sensata". Para aquellos que tenemos un trabajo de jornada completa, esposa, hijos, una casa que mantener y otras responsabilidades, usar el tiempo de entrenamiento de forma sensata es más que una filosofía. Es una necesidad.

The power meter is a powerful tool for training, one that can potentially make you fitter and faster than any other piece of equipment you could get for your bike.

Frequency is one of the best ways to improve your technique and, ultimately, your efficiency. This holds true even if each session is very brief. For example, if you have only two hours a week to devote to becoming a more efficient swimmer, swim four times a week for 30 minutes each time. More frequent, short sessions will improve your efficiency faster than a few longer workouts. Plyometric exercises have also been shown to improve economy in both runners and cyclists. These exercises

Ciertos estudios han revelado que entrenar de tres a cinco veces por semana proporciona la mayor mejora en relación con el tiempo invertido, y que los entrenamientos adicionales dan unos beneficios menores proporcionalmente.

I had discovered some time ago that nothing frees the mind like dropping the pants. Try it if you doubt me. American productivity would, I believe, nearly double if everyone were free to work pantsless.

American productivity would, I believe, nearly double if everyone were free to work pantsless.

I'm not a car guy. The subway gets me where I need to go efficiently and cheaply, and I don't worry about traffic.

It takes time to save time.

When you've got a thing to say, Say it! Don't take half a day. When your tale's got little in it Crowd the whole thing in a minute! Life is short--a fleeting vapor-- Don't you fill the whole blamed paper With a tale which, at a pinch, Could be cornered in an inch! Boil her down until she simmers, Polish her until she glimmers.

Once or twice a week, make a giant pot of vegetable bean soup and use that soup for several days to limit cooking chores.

No matter how much crap a man has," she told him when she visited his office, "he will fill every available inch of open space. Put him in a smaller office with just as much stuff, and the stuff shrinks to fit. Add a hundred square feet and his stuff will spread over it like a rising

Of course, there are plenty of ways we could define what makes a business either good or bad. Among other things, we could look at the quality of its products or services, the loyalty of its customers, the value of its brands, the efficiency of its operations, the talent of its management, the strength of its competitors, or the long-term prospects of its business.

I travel a lot. If you look at my suitcase, everything is extremely well-packed and well-folded people who travel with me are impressed at how organized I am. Some would refer to me as a maniac for this.