Productivity Tips Quotes

“Where your attention goes, your time goes”
― Idowu Koyenikan, Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability

“Time management is about life management.”
― Idowu Koyenikan, Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability

“Doing less is not being lazy. Don't give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity.”
― Tim Ferriss

“There are two powerful fuels, two forces; motivation and inspiration. To be motivated you need to know what your motives are. Over time - and to sustain you through it - your motivation must become an inner energy; a 'motor' driving you forward, passionately, purposefully, wisely and compassionately... come what may, every day. Inspiration is an outer - worldly - energy that you breathe and draw in. It may come from many places, faces, spaces and stages - right across the ages. It is where nature, spirit, science, mind and time meet, dance, play and speak. It keeps you outward facing and life embracing. But you must be open-minded and open-hearted to first let it in and then let it out again. Together - blended, combined and re-entwined - motivation and inspiration bring connectivity, productivity, creativity and boundless possibilities that is not just 'self' serving but enriching to all humanity and societies...just as it should be.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“The art of saying 'No': By mastering the ability to decline non-essential requests, we can prevent overwhelming ourselves and losing focus on what truly matters.”
― Mario Schäfer, Doing What Matters: The Power of Purposeful Productivity

“Speed and efficiency are two different things.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“I read these biographies all the time about these successful people and one of the patterns that I've discovered, and what I've discovered in myself and all of my friends who have become very successful, has been the fact that they say "Yes" to a lot of commitments.

If you just have this one goal, then that one thing may get shoved under the rug and procrastinated on. But if you say yes to a lot of things; if you almost overcommit, then you probably won't get all of the things you've committed to complete. But you'll get a good portion of them. The 80% that you DO get done will still be more than that one person who said no to a lot of things. The busiest people get the most things done.”
― David Tian Ph.D

“Therefore, to maximize your productivity, deliberately focus on precisely one thing at a time.”
― Oran Kangas, Productivity: Big Ideas From The Top 10 Books

“At times, productivity means doing nothing at all.”
― Gina Greenlee, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road

“Journaling is a great way to pay attention to “how it all came to be.” In looking back, you gain insight into (and appreciation for) your challenges, lessons, and perseverance.”
― Melissa Steginus, Self Care at Work: How to Reduce Stress, Boost Productivity, and Do More of What Matters

“Prior Planning Produces Positive Performance”
― Salley Farquharson

“Start anywhere, with whatever is in front of you. The key is to begin - and to trust that as long as you’re putting one foot in front of the other, eventually you'll get to where you need to, or at the very least, much farther than you had initially imagined.”
― Geetanjali Mukherjee, Anyone Can Get An A+: How To Beat Procrastination, Reduce Stress and Improve Your Grades

“Contrary to popular belief, productivity isn’t about how much you can do. It’s about whether or not you’re doing the right things—the things that matter to your work and to you. And that means starting small with what you know matters to you.”
― Melissa Steginus, Self Care at Work: How to Reduce Stress, Boost Productivity, and Do More of What Matters

“KISS Procrastination Away: Keep It Super Simple, Keep It Step-by-Step, Keep It Scheduled and Systematic.”
― Lisa Mininni

“You can't have a detailed plan ahead of everything in life; just go do it!”
― Bernard Kelvin Clive

“Don’t measure your productivity by the hours, but by the results”
― Bernard Kelvin Clive

“Stop letting other people hijack your day.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Soul Food: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

“Shorter meetings lead to better results. Focus on the essentials and cut the fluff.”
― Omar Kandil, Winning the Slow Race: Achieve More by Moving Smarter, Not Faster

“As a reformed procrastinator, I'm now getting things done in the first 10 seconds of the last minute.”
― Stewart Lee Beck

“Productivity is to create asymmetrical situations where your one good input creates many good outputs.”
― Richie Norton

“The fastest way to feel energetic is to pick a task you have not completed and get it done.”
― Chinmai Swamy

“Open cycles are the Internet Explorer of your lives - close them soon before they slow you down.”
― Chinmai Swamy

“Putting in the time doesn’t cut it; getting the job done right is what counts.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“Some people think that looking busy makes them more productive.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“The best time to plan tomorrow is today.”
― Ann Gomez, Workday Warrior: A Proven Path to Reclaiming Your Time

“A lot of people are busy…doing figure eights.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Leadership by Example: Be a role model who inspires greatness in others

“What you focus on grows. Focus on progress, not distractions”
― Glody Kikonga, MENTAL TOUGHNESS: Unbreakable Mind

“Putting in the time doesn’t cut it; getting the job done is what counts.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“A scroll is not a break; it’s a trap disguised as rest.”
― BJ Beatty, Digital Detox for Busy Lives: Break Free From Screen Addiction and Banish the Haunting Pull of Endless Scrolling

“Every alert is a little thief, stealing your focus one ping at a time.”
― BJ Beatty, Digital Detox for Busy Lives: Break Free From Screen Addiction and Banish the Haunting Pull of Endless Scrolling