Quotes About Efficiency

My dear friend, the entire point of life is to find ways to get others to do your work for you. Don't you know anything about basic economics? - Breeze

I can both talk to her and bother you!" M-Bot called. "Multitasking is an essential means by which an artificial intelligence achieves more efficiency than fleshy human brains.

Si siempre llegas a tiempo, eso significa que nunca tienes nada mejor que hacer.

Some things just work . There is elegance in simplicity.

A scholar knows not to waste time rediscovering information already known.

One man lying about is being idle; two men lying about is a lunch break.

A rifle is elegant. It's an extension of your will. Take aim, squeeze the trigger, make things happen. In the hands of an expert with stillness inside of him, there's nothing more deadly than a good rifle.

You don't need to use your hand to Push," Gemmel grumbled at him. "Wastes time.

Being in charge isn't about doing anything—it's about making certain that other people do what they're supposed to! Delegation, my friend. Without it, we would have to bake our own bread and dig our own latrines!

We know how to take an incredibly large task and break it down to manageable pieces, then deal with each of those pieces. We

The only 'unseemly' thing is to not channel your intelligence usefully.

If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. Saze

Holding your brain hostage against your own stupidity—that was how to get stuff done.

If you have more than three priorities, you have no priorities

Quick and dirty wins the race. Perfection is the enemy of done. Good enough is really effin' good.

Group B: "I've simply stopped sending unnecessary e-mails and asked my friends and colleagues to do the same. I've also started setting the expectation that it might take me a few days to respond. If it's important, call me. Don't text or e-mail. Call. Better yet, stop by my office.

Quick and dirty wins the race. Perfection

Quick and dirty wins the race. Perfection is the enemy of done. Good enough is really effin' good. Nicholas

These are narrowed down to: Date: Meeting intention: Attendees: Key decisions: Tasks and ownership:

efficiency could be properly judged. It would be judged by your self-discipline, your individual intelligence, your mental and emotional balance, your grasp of the true essentials based on your breadth of mind and depth of thought.

It was wise to put bureaucrats in windowless offices.

The nearest I have to a rule is a Post-It on the wall in front of my desk saying "Faire et se taire" (Flaubert), which I translate for myself as "Shut up and get on with it.

Employees are not productive because they are satisfied; they are satisfied because they are productive. High satisfaction is the result of high performance, not the cause of it.

time (and other) pressure might make you feel more creative, but it does not help you do higher-quality work. In