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40 Quotes About Productivity That Will Change Your Monday At Work

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40 Quotes About Productivity That Will Change Your Monday At Work

We are always in a state of productivity, it is only where our energy moves toward that matters.

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Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for something we love is called passion.

— Simon Sinek, via twitter.com

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    You do not need to schedule your hours, you need to schedule your attention. It is your energy, not your time, that is limited each day.

    — Brianna Wiest, Productivity

     

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    We don’t manage time, we manage activities within time.

    — Bernard Kelvin Clive, REBRAND: The Ultimate Guide to Personal Branding

     

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    Although you can download all the productivity apps in the world (and I have), no app will make you care about what you have to do like the Rule of 3. The rule is dead simple:
    1. At the beginning of every day, mentally fast-forward to the end of the day, and ask yourself: When the day is over, what three things will I want to have accomplished? Write those three things down.
    2. Do the same at the beginning of every week.
    The three things you identify then become your focus for the day and the week ahead.
    That’s it.

    — Chris Bailey, The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy

     

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    I’ve already revealed my favorite way to get in touch with my future self: through the Rule of 3. In the Rule of 3, your future self takes center stage. By mentally fast-forwarding to the end of the day and thinking about what you want to accomplish, you activate the planning centers in your prefrontal cortex, while you also step into the shoes of your future self. And you do the same when you plan out your three accomplishments at the start of every week.

    — Chris Bailey, The Productivity Project

     

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    Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.

    — Thomas Edison, QUOTABLE EDISON: An A to Z Glossary of Quotes from Thomas Edison, Inventor and Wealth Creator (Quotable Wisdom Books)

     

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    If you have attributes that you could use less productively last year than you can this year (meaning you are more productive), then you have made progress. The opposite equates to regression.

    — Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, Grandfather (A Memoir)

     

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    By seeing what triggers procrastination, and then making a plan to flip those triggers, doing your taxes becomes attractive. If I found myself putting off doing my taxes, I might sit down and make a plan to changes those triggers. For example, if the trigger is:
    • Boring: I go to my favorite café for an afternoon on Saturday to do my taxes over a fancy drink while doing some people watching.
    • Frustrating: I bring a book to the same café, and set a timer on my phone to limit myself to working on my taxes for thirty minutes—and only work for longer if I’m on a roll and feel like going on.
    • Difficult: I research the tax process to see what steps I need to follow, and what paperwork I need to gather. And I visit the café during my Biological Prime Time, when I’ll naturally have more energy.
    • Unstructured or Ambiguous: I make a detailed plan from my research that has the very next steps I need to take to do them.
    • Lacking in Personal Meaning: If I expect to get a refund, think about how much money I will get back, and make a list of the meaningful things I’ll spend that money on.
    • Lacking in Intrinsic Rewards: For every fifteen minutes I spend on my taxes, I set aside $2.50 to treat myself or reward myself in some meaningful way for reaching milestones.

    — Chris Bailey, The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy

     

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    If forensic analysts confiscated your calendar and email records and web browsing history for the past six months, what would they conclude are your core priorities?

    — Chip Heath, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

     

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    When efforts that are wisely executed, the situation and condition don't affect the performance.

    — Ashish Patel, Getting started with Spring Framework: a hands-on guide to begin developing applications using Spring Framework

     

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    Secret to productivity is single tasking: Focus only on one task at hand. And don't start another till that one is completely done

    — Vivek Naik, Kali Linux: Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide

     

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    Forget what we became, what matters is what we've become, and our potentials to overcome.

    — Aniekee Tochukwu Ezekiel, Anikee Touchuwku

     

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    My philosophy of life: ‘Don’t just sit around doing nothing and wasting your time—get off your butt and start doing something and wasting your time.

    — Clifford Cohen, Schooling the Symbolic Animal: Social and Cultural Dimensions of Education

     

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    Capitalist production...was necessary to develop the productive forces of society to a level which will make possible an equal development worthy of human beings for all members of society. All earlier forms of society were too poor for this.

    — Friedrich Engels, The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (Penguin Classics)

     

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    If you want to get a meaningful result: create something very complex, and then simplify it.

    — Gerry Geek, GEEK'S QUESTIONS: THE ART OF ASKING YOURSELF

     

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    Touch paper only once.

    — Robert Allan, ROBERT BURNS COMPLETE WORKS ULTIMATE COLLECTION 300+ WORKS All Poetry, Poems, Songs, Ballads, Letters, Rarities PLUS BIOGRAPHY [Annotated]

     

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    Sometimes the biggest gain in productive energy will come from cleaning the cobwebs, dealing with old business, and clearing the desks—cutting loose debris that's impeding forward motion.

    — David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

     

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    If you have time to whine then you have time to find solution.

    — Dee Dee Artner, The Millionaire Focus: Find your focus, get the life you want and build the business you dreamed of

     

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    There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but the way out is through.

    — David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

     

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    You don't actually do a project; you can only do action steps related to it. When enough of the right action steps have been taken, some situation will have been created that matches your initial picture of the outcome closely enough that you can call it "done.

    — David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

     

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    You are where you are and what you are because of yourself, nothing else. Nature is neutral. Nature doesn't care. If you do what other successful people do, you will enjoy the same results and rewards that they do. And if you don't, you won't.

    — Brian Tracy, No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline

     

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

    — Francine Jay, The Joy of Less: A Minimalist Guide to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify (Updated and Revised)

     

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    When we truly need to do is often what we most feel like avoiding.

    — David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

     

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    Create with the heart; build with the mind.

    — Criss Jami, Healology

     

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    Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.

    — Charles Caleb, Lacon; Or, Many Things in Few Words: Addressed to Those Who Think

     

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    Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.

    — David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

     

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

    — Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living (Bruce Lee Library)

     

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

    — Stephen King, Awaken

     

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    It says a lot for [Napoleon's] ebullient self confidence, or maybe for his belief in his destiny; that having failed at one uncongenial end of Europe, he was ready to risk a second front at the other end, which was even less hospital to his methods.

    — Paul Johnson, Napoleon: A life

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    Say nice things about your body, dress it up, and take it out. Give it hot sex, luxurious baths, and massages. Move it, stretch it, nourish it, hydrate it, pay attention to it—The better our bodies feel, the happier and more productive we are.

    — Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

    Life HacksCompliment YourselfTreat YourselfHappinessProductivity

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    Start before you're ready.

    — Steven Pressfield, Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way

    Life HacksHow To Get Things DoneHow To Get Things rightBeing Brave

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    Napoleon described his mind and work life as a series of drawers. Open one, shut the other.

    — Paul Johnson, Napoleon: A life

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    Good checklists, on the other hand are precise. They are efficient, to the point, and easy to use even in the most difficult situations.

    — Atul Gawande, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

    Life HacksHow To Get Things DoneHow To Get Things rightChecklistsOrganization

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    The key is to take a larger project or goal and break it down into smaller problems to be solved, constraining the scope of work to solving a key problem, and then another key problem.

    — Peter Sims, Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries

    Life HacksProblem SolvingWorkStressGoalsProjects

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    The next time you are trying to be creative in a meeting...lie down. If anyone accuses you of being lazy, quietly explain that you are employing your locus coeruleus in the war against rigid thinking.

    — Richard Wiseman, 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

    Life HacksHappinessCreativityFunnyRigid ThinkingThoughts

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    Each time you avoid saying no to something you really don’t want, you give away your power.

    — Amy Morin, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success

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    In short, when it comes to an instant fix for everyday happiness, certain types of writing have a surprisingly quick and large impact. Expressing gratitude, thinking about a perfect future, and affectionate writing have been scientifically proven to work—and all they require is a pen, a piece of paper, and a few moments of your time.

    — Richard Wiseman, 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

    Life HacksHappinessWritingJournalingRelfectingEveryday HappinessQuick Fixes

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    If you want to avoid repeating a mistake, spend some time studying it. Set any negative feelings you might have aside, acknowledge the factors that led up to your misstep, and learn from it.

    — Amy Morin, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success

    Life HacksSelf HelpMistakesNegative FeelingsMisstepsAvoiding Mistakes

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    Buy Experiences Not Goods. Want to buy happiness? Then spend your hard-earned cash on experiences.

    — Richard Wiseman, 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

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    Redefine your goal, so that it’s not to pursue justice or punish unfairness but to accept the unfairness of the world, bear the humiliation and helplessness that go with it, and then seek to do the most good.

    — Michael Bennett MD, F*ck Feelings: One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems

    Life HacksDefining GoalsGoalsHumilityHelplessnessDo Good

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