11 Productivity Quotes (and lessons) that will Get You Working Effectively
On some working days, no matter how engaged you are, an extra boost of motivation comes in handy. You browse through Youtube looking for any Schwarzenegger video and feel different already. Except. You continue to play a dozen videos more. And when you notice, 45 minutes were gone already. It's not that I'm good at describing what happens to you. It's more about describing what has happened to me... multiple times.
In order to prevent you (and me) from browsing through Youtube, I've compiled a list of 11 Productivity Quotes (and lessons) that Will Get You Working Effectively. Read it, and go back to work.
11 Productivity Quotes
(and lessons) that Will Get You Working Effectively
1. Commit to finishing your projects
“Are you a serial idea-starting person? The goal is to be an idea-shipping person.”
As important as is having ideas, you will not go a long way with them. We could all be the inventors of Uber or Airbnb. But we are not. Instead of committing to ideas, commit to shipping them.
2. Find the tasks that yield the highest results
“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.”
This all comes down to prioritization. Are you really doing the critical tasks? Or are you filling your time with useless commitments?
3. Inspiration strikes, at 8 a.m, every morning, at my desk
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
This is where my fascination for productivity started — advancing projects by putting in the work, rather than waiting for the lightning bulb…
4. Develop a Productivity System
“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”
With a productivity system, you no longer waste time with minor details. Everything has its proper place and you can finally get yourself focusing on what is truly important.
5. Prioritization goes a long way
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
You might have a long list of written goals, but if they're not on your calendar, they are no more than wishes. What is in the calendar, is what gets done!
6. Take time to rest & recharge
“You only waste time if you’re not intentional about how you spend it.”
You are not wasting time when you choose to rest, recharge and take care of yourself. It is all about setting the right intentions.
7. Eliminate all distractions
“Efforts to deepen your focus will struggle if you don’t simultaneously wean your mind from a dependence on distraction.”
You cannot be productive if you don't seek out to eliminate all distractions. Productivity is not compatible with distractions.
8. Commit to the deadlines you set
“Just as you wouldn’t blow off a meeting with your boss, you should never bail on appointments you make with yourself.”
The commitments you set with yourself are as important as the ones you set with others. This is particularly important if you work for yourself and find it easy to slip through deadlines.
9. Busy is not the same as productive
“Focus on being productive instead of being busy.”
You might be busy all day — replying to emails, organizing the house and dealing with paperwork. But that does not mean you were productive — moving your projects forward.
10. Say No
“Just because people want to put things on your plate because you’re good doesn’t mean you should let them.”
It is great when we’re able to manage our time productively. But guess what can spoil your efforts? Saying yes to everything…
11. Build your levels of self-discipline
“It’s exhilarating to come closer and closer to self-discipline.”
There is no way around it — consistent levels of productivity are associated with high levels of self-discipline. And there are few greater things than feeling in control of our own minds.
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