Quotes About Productivity

Too much idleness, I have observed, fills up a man's time more completely and leaves him less his own master, than any sort of employment whatsoever

Output per worker in England did not increase at all between 1500 and 1800, according to the estimates by Angus Maddison in his 2006 volume The World Economy, a trusted source.

Writers say two things that strike me as nonsense. One is that you must follow an absolute schedule everyday. If you're not writing well, why continue it? I just don't think this grinding away is useful.

A writer's working hours are his waking hours. He is working as long as he is conscious and frequently when he isn't.

As a confirmed melancholic, I can testify that the best and maybe only antidote for melancholia is action. However, like most melancholics, I suffer also from sloth.

What little thinking I do is my own and I do it on government time.

Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.

Sleep: a poor substitute for caffeine.

To kill time, a committee meeting is the perfect weapon.

Given enough coffee, I could rule the world.

The sooner I fall behind, the more time I have to catch up.

If it weren't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done.

Ultimate office automation — networked coffee machines.

Establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation.

Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer.

As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

Mac users swear by their computers. PC users swear at their computers.

Instead of counting your days, make your days count.

The Internet is the most powerful magnifier of slack ever invented.

Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you'll get one thing done.

God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done.

People that are organized are just too lazy to get up and look for it.

Sewing forever, housework whenever.