Productivity Quotes

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

- Robin Sharma

"Productivity is to create asymmetrical situations where your one good input creates many good outputs."

- Richie Norton

"If you want an easy job to seem mighty hard, just keep putting it off."

- Richard Miller

"It’s a misconception that remote workers are lazy or not as productive or don’t get as much done. Trust is so important. If you have relationship mistrust and you require your team to be in front of you so you can stare over their shoulders and look at their computer screens, they’re also not going to operate with a level of trust. In a remote environment, you have that trust and people are generally getting more work done. They’re more productive and are able to succeed."

- Greg Caplan

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

- Franz Kafka

"Productivity is the deliberate, strategic investment of your time, talent, intelligence, energy, resources, and opportunities in a manner calculated to move you measurably closer to meaningful goals."

- Dan S. Kennedy

"Over the long run, the unglamorous habit of frequency fosters both productivity and creativity."

- Gretchen Rubin

"Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results. [...] Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress."

- James Clear

"If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first."

- Brian Tracy

"People say, 'Dream big!' - but you have to think about the logistics. It's not just coming up with a great idea; it's how you can sell or market or promote that great idea."

- Marley Dias

"Perfect is the enemy of done."

- Catherine Carrigan

"Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan."

- Margaret Thatcher

"Proper planning prevents poor performance."

- James Baker

"Writing is another powerful way to sharpen the mental saw. Keeping a journal of our thoughts, experiences, insights, and learnings promotes mental clarity, exactness, and context."

- Stephen Covey

"“To be a successful contingency attorney requires three things: 1). Accept only good cases; 2). Settle the good cases; and 3). Try the rest.”"

- Gary Vert

"Efficiency means doing things correctly while effectiveness means selecting the right tasks and combined they establish effective teamwork."

- Peter Drucker

"If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it."

- Laura Ingalls Wilder

"Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind to do something that is productive."

- Ziggy Marley

"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 A. Edison

"A design isn't finished until someone is using it."

- Brenda Laurel

"Productivity is not about getting everything done, rather it is about getting things done effectively."

- Brianna Gray

"Sometimes, getting it done is better than perfect."

"Tuesday is the spark that ignites the fire of productivity – fan the flames and unleash your potential."

"Start your Tuesday with a smile and a plan. Positivity and productivity go hand in hand."

"Tuesday’s canvas is blank, ready for you to paint your masterpiece of productivity and creativity."

"Make this Tuesday count! Ignite the flames of productivity and passion."

"Happy Tuesday! Wishing you a productive and fulfilling day ahead."

"Tuesday: A day for doing all the things I forgot on Monday…and pushing them off until Wednesday. Have a good one!"

"Coffee: my favorite way to procrastinate while still feeling productive."

"Research, Research Action!"