“Your brain wants an hour on, 15 minutes off. People who have discovered this magic productivity ratio crush their competition because they tap into a fundamental need of the human mind: the brain naturally functions in spurts of high energy (roughly an hour) followed by spurts of low energy (15–20 m…”— Travis Bradberry, forbes.com
“The length of the workday didn’t matter much; what mattered was how people structured their day. In particular, people who were religious about taking short breaks were far more productive than those who worked longer hours.”— Travis Bradberry, forbes.com
“If someone does what you do and they just so happen to do it better than you, don’t get jealous. Get studious. Study what they’ve done and how they’ve gotten where they are. It’s more productive, I promise you.”— Jackie Hill Perry, twitter.com
“Each day, we woke up when we wanted, had a leisurely breakfast, spent four or five hours at a beach, did some reading, then had a relaxing lunch before heading back to our hotel room—usually between 4pm and 6pm—to start working for the day (the advantage of being at least 6 hours ahead of the United…”— Pia Silva, forbes.com
“Self-forgiveness and self-compassion are both related to less procrastination, not more. The study I’ve summarized today suggests that one of the effects of self-compassion may well be to reduce ruminative brooding—those repetitive negative thoughts about the past—and allow us to let go and move for…”— Timothy A Pychyl, psychologytoday.com
“Make a to-do list every single day. Always put 'accomplish none of my goals' on the to-do list. That way, at the end of every day you’ll be able to say you at least accomplished one task.”— Elan Gale, twitter.com
“Productivity Tip!!! 1. write down everything you want to do today 2. only one of those will get done 3. choose one item 4. it won't be that one”— Jonny Sun, twitter.com
“I just don't see the point in beating myself up. I think it's more productive to concentrate on being a better person right now than punishing myself for who I was in the past.”— Megan McCafferty, amazon.com
“Silence is an art, a tool of the wise. When we perfect the art of silence, chances are that we will get a lot more done.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“Make 2018 the year you stop hate reading & start making your own waves.”— Mikki Kendall, twitter.com
“'But!? how do you avoid procrastination?' If you give enough damns about what you're doing, the infinity scroll of the internet really has no power over you.”— Maggie Stiefvater, twitter.com
“Nothing’s going to change until we change it. Every day let’s do something productive about what’s bothering us instead of moaning about it.”— Heidi N Moore, twitter.com
“Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.”— Roy T. Bennett, amazon.com
“Make use of every blessing that God gave you today. A blessing cannot be saved for tomorrow.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“What's left undone today, is still not done tomorrow; to every day there is a use and purpose; let Resoluteness promptly seize the forelock of the Possible, and then, reluctant to let go again, she's forced to carry on and be productive.”— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, amazon.com