Efficiency is doing better what is already being done.
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
People who can focus, get things done. People who can prioritize, get the right things done.
I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better.
The momentum of continuous action fuels motivation, while procrastination kills motivation.
You can do anything, but not everything.
You can fool everyone else, but you can’t fool your own mind.
Happiness inspires productivity.
Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Work, continuous work and hard work, is the only way to accomplish results that last.
Our job is to find a few intelligent things to do, not to keep up with every damn thing in the world.
Don’t let your want for perfection become procrastination.
Presence is far more intricate and rewarding an art than productivity.
The most effective way to improve productivity is to eliminate work.
Focusing on one thing and doing it really, really well can get you very far.
The key to productivity is to rotate your avoidance techniques.
Why do anything unless it is going to be great?
Creativity produces productivity.
If you improve 1% a day, then in 100 days, guess what? You’re 100% better.
Essentialism: only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter.
Productivity and efficiency can be achieved only step by step with sustained hard work, relentless attention to details and insistence on the highest standards of quality and performance.