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Productivity Quotes


"Time used to do irrelevancies can be channeled into something productive instead."


"In the morning, people have a plan for that day. Hardworking people think of what they will do during the day, and idle people on what they should do."


"Idleness is seductive.Just relax and do nothing, it says."


"When I feel difficulty coming on I switch to another book I'm writing. When I get back to the problem my unconscious has solved it."


"Sometimes, there is no harm in putting off a piece of work until another day."


"Not planning for your time expenditure simply means deliberately intending to fail."


"7 keys to getting more things done: 1 start, 2 dont make excuses, 3 celebrate small steps, 4 ignore critics, 5 be consistent, 6 be open, 7 stay positive."


"Thinking is the toughest kind of work which is why so many people avoid it."


"Successful people achieve because they think beforehand when it works & think afterwards when it doesn't work."


"You do not need to think about a month, you need to plan the day."


"Focus means exercising the self-discipline required to keep your time, energy and attention directed towards the outcomes you have chosen whilst avoiding all distractions " good or bad."


"I believe having a vision in mind, a goal let's say, is a good thing. Unfortunately, so many of us are blinded by the greatness of our vision that paralysis and inaction sets in. What I try to do is focus on the individual steps, the moments if you will, and let them lead one to the next. The vision that eventually appears may not be exactly what you had in mind, but it will be the right one for you, because you did the work and you took the necessary action."


"Start every day by making a list of all the experiences you will fill your day with and make an effort to achieve them."


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


"Never start a day or activity without a plan. Learn to plan your work, and then work your plan."


"When everything hurries everywhere, nothing goes anywhere."


"When we procrastinate, we also put a hold on happiness."


"Spend your time today on things that will create more or save you time in the future."


"Action means carrying out your plan to fruition, moving forward with projects, meeting and exceeding expectations."


"Tomorrow I plan to work work from early until late. In fact I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer."


"Do not exchange the 24 hours for money. Give some time for your own accomplishments."


"You must be engaged with the process of producing something to expect something."


"To do great work one must be very idle as well as very industrious."


"Planning of the next day's activities should be done a night before. This makes you not to be destructed by people and events that do not contribute to the success of your dreams."


"You were saved not by work, but for work. Do it till all is done. By your Inventions, Innovations, Initiatives, Improvements, Involvements, Imaginations, Information, Interventions and Inspirations... Go the extra mile and dare to do it."


"Channel your energy into your God-given purpose. Being out of a job gives you all the time you need to grow."


"The earth is not supposed to be developed and civilized by prayers alone, the earth is supposed to be civilized by hard work, labour and diligence."


"Habitual procrastinators will readily testify to all the lost opportunities, missed deadlines, failed relationships and even monetary losses incurred just because of one nasty habit of putting things off until it is often too late."


"This generation must spend less time waiting for manna from heaven, but spend more time in the fields building and producing."


"Your new challenge is to redesign your time allocations. Your strategic focus determines where your time resources will be mainly invested. Prioritise acting out your own script, make your own movie instead of spending too much time watching others at work through the TV. It is surprising the number of unsuccessful people who spend all their time resources on the social media platforms following the lives of the successful. Make the news, be the leader and let others follow you. Align you priorities and balance your activities."


"To focus energy on the less important things in life, hinder creating a solution to solve those problems that are of the most importance."


"What are you NOT working on that you should?"


"Iterate. Iterate Iterate."


"Always recycle wasted time."


"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report written on birds that he'd had three months to write, which was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books about birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, "Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird."



"To whom it may concern: please phone me for appointments when you want to see me. I will not answer unsolicited knocks upon the door. I need time to do my work. I will not allow you to murder my work. please understand that what keeps me alive will make me a better person toward and for you when we finally meet under easy and unstrained conditions."


"Planning your day before it begins, and adjusting your plan through the day, is one of the most important daily habits."


"Without order in your life, you will realize that you will only be busy but without commensurate results."


"Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work."


"The true price of anything you do is the amount of time you exchange for it."


"We don't manage time, we manage activities within time."


"Be conscious about life and time in order to maximize your time effectively."


"Excuses are a time thief. Have a goal, accept responsibility, and take action!"


"Get busy with the issue! In this regard, time is not friendly nor should it be."


"Sow yourself first and foremost in something today."


"A meeting is a collective tacit confession of participants' unwillingness to work."


"Learn to do everything with speed to be efficient and effective."


"You can easily manage what you create. Create time for what you dream of accomplishing and you will manage it till it's done and done well!"
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