Quotes About Productivity

Do you know what Barney's desktop wallpaper at work is? No. And no one ever will, because he saves every file he makes to the desktop.

Early to bed and early to rise probably indicates unskilled labor.

Mathematical studies may serve for a pleasant entertainment for those hours which young men are apt to throw away upon their vices.

To spend your days on such work when the world is chockful of amusing things. Life goes roaring by and you only hear the echo in your stuffy rooms.

It is said that in some countries trees will grow, but will bear no fruit because there is no winter there.

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.

The secret of happiness is something to do

Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play

Because, as we all know, it's easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent, like thinking. And it's also easier to do little things we know we can do than to start on big things that we're not so sure about.

Just checking a website or your phone for a moment can cause a series of internal triggers, and in no time you will lose the motivation and focus you had. This can be a big obstacle for students and employees alike.

Knowing that time is running down, and that you are working against the clock forces you to work with clarity and urgency. The alternative of working for an unspecified amount of time can lead to an unfocused kind of work, where the mind wanders and we don't apply ourselves as well as we might. Time boxing is a powerful tool, so use it regularly.

Time boxing is an excellent tool for stopping perfectionism in its tracks. It forces us to complete a task to a good standard and no more.

The worst thing you can do as a writer is waste people's time.

A job, in their view, was a job, and, as with most jobs, you just had to find that perfect balance between doing as little as possible so you didn't get tired, and just enough so that you didn't get fired.

A successful life is a string of successful days

carrying a mobile phone and an electronic diary. A short stocky

Ninety percent of paid work is time-wasting crap. The world gets by on the other ten.

In my mind nothing is more abhorrent than a life of ease. None of us has any right to ease. There is no place in civilization for the idler.

People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.

"You will accomplish a lot more with movement than you will with motivation." So MOVE. Create action. Make plans and stick to them. But above all: Cut Out The Input, And Begin The Output.

To stay awake all night adds a day to your life.

Getting paperwork under control makes me feel more in control of my life generally.

Life though a short, is a working day. Activity may lead to evil; but inactivity cannot be led to good.