Productivity

My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.

What gets measured gets managed.

Start with the end in mind.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The secret of being productive is to have a big wastebasket.

Lost time is never found again.

Don't confuse activity with productivity. Many people are simply busy being busy.

The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our lives in harmony with all existence.

Either you run the day, or the day runs you.

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.

Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.

The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.

Focus on being productive instead of busy.

The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.

True productivity isn't about doing more, but relentlessly tackling the tasks that truly move the needle, especially the uncomfortable ones.

The most formidable structures are not built by sudden leaps, but by stones laid with unwavering daily resolve.

A perfect plan without a first step is merely an elaborate procrastination. Action forges the path.

Our deepest regret often isn't for what we lacked, but for the hours we allowed to simply evaporate into nothingness.

Don't measure progress by your velocity, but by the gravitational pull your intentional choices exert on the future.

To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult of all.

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest.

The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that.

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

It's not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less.

Ordinary people think merely of spending time, great people think of using it.

Work smarter, not harder.

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

If you want to be more productive, you need to become master of your minutes.

Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.

If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.

You can do anything, but not everything.

There is no substitute for hard work.

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

Done is better than perfect.