Quotes About Productivity

Burnout is being overwhelmed by work. Boreout is being underwhelmed by work.

The people who wait until the last minute are so busy goofing off that they don't have any new ideas. And on the flip side, the people who race in are in such a frenzy of anxiety that they don't have original thoughts either.

Productivity is just the means to the end. If you are not all intrinsically motivated maybe it's just the wrong project

Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.

The Boov frowned. 'Everybodies always is wanting to make a clone for to doing their work. If you are not wanting to do your work, why would a clone of you want to do your work?

Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.

If you have talented and motivated people, they should be encouraged to work alone when creativity or efficiency is the highest priority.

I was speaking to Ridley Scott the other day and he makes a film every 18 months. He's amazing really.

I have always had trouble paying attention. When I was supposed to be at work, I'd be doodling. But then when I was home, trying to draw, I would be working on math problems. I never end up doing exactly what I should be doing at at any given time.

I think the bring-your-own-device is the best thing that ever happened to CIOs. Now employees are paying for their own devices.

When you're a mid-list writer, it pays to write fast.

My mother was a pediatrician, and she kept busy hours. I learned from her you could pack a lot into the day. Every minute had to count, and multitasking was a given.

If you have a great day at work and you've been hit with all these great ideas and there's a lot of excitement on your team, your mind doesn't turn off. For years I've kept a pad of paper and pen by me at night, because things just occur to you.

You need to take a little break sometimes. Then, hopefully, you get some more lead in your pencil, and you're raring to go again!

The thing about having a deadline like a baby is that it sharpens the pencil. It makes sure stuff gets done.

Paid leave is worth every penny.

If you look at the creative economy in this country, it's per capita way bigger than any other in the world.

If we had a perfect world, we can do 'Scandal' during the day and 'Murder' at night - that's the optimal thing.

I get up at 6:17 in the morning. I've timed it perfectly.

But I think we're going to have people who work from home a couple of days a week, three days a week, four days a week. And I'm perfectly comfortable with all that.

I believe in pay for performance.

Nobody should be working 18 hours a day for a whole year or any period of time.

It can get a little costly if you try and leave it until then to write songs. But you're writing all the time. You're collecting songs. I've had songs that have been collected over a two-year period for my next record.

To be truly engaged at work, your brain needs periodic breaks to gain fresh perspective and energy.