Quotes About Efficiency

The way to get the most out of your work and your life is to go as small as possible.

In your effort to attend to all things, everything gets shortchanged and nothing gets its due.

direction: the majority of what you want will come from the minority of what you do.

To achieve an extraordinary result you must choose what matters most and give it all the time it demands. This requires getting extremely out of balance in relation to all other work issues

To do two things at once is to do neither." —Publilius Syrus

what's the ONE Thing I can do to ensure I hit my goals this week such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?

do your most important work—your ONE Thing—early, before your willpower is drawn down.

Every minute of every day, the question is never will we be doing something, but rather what that something is we'll be doing. Sometimes

But juggling isn't multitasking. Juggling is an illusion. To

Because I want my life to matter, I approach each area by doing what matters most in it. I view these as the cornerstones of my life and have found that when I'm doing what's most important in each area, my life feels like it's running on all cylinders.

So, if you want to get the most out of your day, do your most important work—your ONE Thing—early, before your willpower is drawn down.

Multitasking is a lie. It's a lie because nearly everyone accepts it as an effective thing to do. It's become so mainstream that people actually think it's something they should do, and do as often as possible. We not only hear talk about doing it, we even hear talk about getting better at it. More

It's realizing that extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus.

When you want the absolute best chance to succeed at anything you want, your approach should always be the same. Go small. "Going small" is ignoring all the things you could do and doing what you should do. It's recognizing that not all things matter equally and finding the things that matter most.

Our research shows that as your business grows, this can reasonably be held at or below 30 percent of gross revenue (GCI).

Connecting purpose, priority, and productivity determines how high above the rest successful individuals and profitable businesses rise.

If your to-do list contains everything, then it's probably taking you everywhere but where you really want to go.

The cost in terms of extra time from having to task switch depends on how complex or simple the tasks are

Pareto points us in a very clear direction: the majority of what you want will come from the minority of what you do.

do your most important work—your ONE Thing—early

The inequality of effort for results is everywhere in your life if you will simply look for it. And if you apply this principle, it will unlock the success you seek in anything that matters to you.

Don't focus on being busy; focus on being productive. Allow what matters most to drive your day.

There are two types of counterbalancing: the balancing between work and personal life and the balancing within each. In the world of professional success, it's not about how much overtime you put in; the key ingredient is focused time over time.

Once you've figured out what actually matters, keep asking what matters most until there is only one thing left. That core activity goes at the top of your success list.