Quotes About Efficiency

An easy and luxurious existence does not train men to effort or encounter with difficulty; nor does it awaken that consciousness of power which is so necessary for energetic and effective action in life.

A word of explanation is necessary to those who fear setting up a schedule because it feels rigid and stifling. Scheduling is not an inflexible list that is written in stone. It is a statement of what regular tasks are important to accomplish each day and when you plan to do them during the day. As you become experienced in using and tweaking your schedule, you will find it meets your needs more and more successfully and will become your friend. (pp. 163-164).

You don't have to make things harder then they have to be just to prove a point.

Conciseness is underrated

The only thing I can't stand more than seeing something done wrong is seeing it done slowly.

Nicely put," I said. "And all in less than two minutes." "Conciseness is underrated," she said easily.

Everybody is busy. Every man turns himself into a whole corporation to handle the business.

One of the most important tricks for maximizing your productivity involves matching your mental state to the task.

The only way to succeed in the long run is by using a system that bypasses your need for willpower.

Managing your personal energy is like managing budgets in a company.

Lately...the Peter Principle has given way to the Dilbert Principle. The basic concept of the Dilbert Principle is that the most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management.

Just remember to keep your eye out for ways to maximize your schedule freedom in the long term.

Systems people succeed every time they apply their systems, in the sense that they did what they intended to do.

As it turns out, business writing is all about getting to the point and leaving out all of the noise. You think you already do that in your writing, but you probably don't. Consider

You might not think you're an early-morning person. I didn't think I was either. But once you get used to it, you might never want to go back. You can accomplish more by the time other people wake up than most people accomplish all day.

Simplification is often the difference between doing something you know you should do and putting it off.

When it comes to skills, quantity often beats quality.

You already know that when your energy is right you perform better at everything you do, including school, work, sports, and even your personal life. Energy is good. Passion is bullshit.

I don't read the news to find truth, as that would be a foolish waste of time. I read the news to broaden my exposure to new topics and patterns that make my brain more efficient in general and to enjoy myself, because learning interesting things increases my energy and makes me feel optimistic. Don't think of the news as information. Think of it as a source of energy.

If you're not at all interested in performance, shouldn't you be in the Python room down the hall?)

The time for useful work flies fast. Why talk of being in the humor? Who hesitates will never be.

Aquel que quiere obrar correctamente, debe servirse de la herramienta apropiada.

You can't go faster when you avoid technical excellence.

People learn together by working together. Don't waste time on fake team-building activities such as anything physical. Those activities might be fun for some people, but they don't help people learn how to work together at work.