Quotes About Productivity

Having ADHD costs a person nearly thirteen years of life, on average.

The mind of someone with ADHD is in fact constantly at work. Our productivity may not always show it, but this is not because of a lack of intent or energy!

ADD people love bottom lines," I answered, laughing. "It's always, 'Get to the point'; 'What's the next show?'; 'Where's the beef?' Ã¢â'¬Â "Yeah, you're right," he said. "I'm not big on scenery. I want to get there. Is that bad?

In other words: Spend more time in the TPN focusing on a single task. We know what you might be thinking: The whole point is that I can't focus on a single task! But you can—you are already a master of distraction, so now distract yourself. Productivity isn't the point here. Moving the toggle switch is.

The paper is due in five days" becomes "It's not due now," and the five days might as well be five months.

These examples reflect the stuff adult ADD is made of. Peter's piles are particularly emblematic. So many adults with ADD have piles, little mess-piles, big mess-piles, piles everywhere. They are like a by-product of the brain's work. What other people somehow put away, people with ADD put into piles.

Still others—even less charitably—think ADHD is a fancy term for laziness and that people who "have it" need some good old-fashioned discipline! In fact, "laziness" is a word about as far from accurate as it could be. The mind of someone with ADHD is in fact constantly at work. Our productivity may not always show it, but this is not because of a lack of intent or energy!

As one task is put off, another is taken up. By the end of the day, or week, or year, countless projects have been undertaken, while few have found completion.

Easy distractibility, trouble focusing attention, tendency to tune out or drift away in the middle of a page or a conversation, often coupled with an ability to hyperfocus at times.

To get an idea of what your time is worth, take a moment now to think about how much you work and the income you get from your effort. Once you know your hourly rate you can identify situations where buying back some of your time is a bargain and other situations where you want to be selling more of your time. As you get used to thinking this way, I predict that you will often be surprised at how much you can gain.

In order to attract and keep superior staff, I paid wages and bonuses well above the market rate. This actually saved money because my employees were far more productive than average.

It was never quite clear to Eleanor why the English thought it was so distinguished to have done nothing for a long time in the same place

Photography suits the temper of this age—of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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Whether you're driving a car or playing basketball, churning out a report or researching torts, the ability to get in the groove so that you're working with time instead of against it is key to peak productivity.

Despite its lack of size, the bee makes fine honey.

concentration breeds efficiency while division brings inefficiency, error, and tension.

many injurious habits result from our efforts to fill empty time.

The schedule was always tight, but he was never in a hurry. Not once, then or since, did I see him pressured into speeding up to get more done in the time available. By his example, he was constantly teaching what he knew from experience: the most effective way to accomplish a lot is to do one thing at a time and do it well.

A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

If you want work well done, select a busy man — the other kind has no time.

A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.