Eknath Easwaran Quotes

Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something done.

He who commences many things finishes but few.

People who can focus, get things done. People who can prioritize, get the right things done.

The man who can master his time can master nearly anything.

What is the thing that matters most to making progress right now?

People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.

No matter what your work today, if it is worth while at all - time to plan it out, time to do it well, and time to finish it, is your day's greatest gift and your greatest job.

I have a deadline. I'm glad. I think that will help me get it done.

I love to keep busy. But I never forget it's the countdown that made it all possible.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well.

One of the nice things about being busy is it makes you focus on what's important to you and how you use your time.

You can spend your time daydreaming or make use of it in other ways.

You do what is manageable, and you do it well rather than trying to do a thousand things just a little bit OK.

I always got my work done before playing.

I am definitely going to take a course on time management... just as soon as I can work it into my schedule.

I always find something to keep me busy.

Who begins too much accomplishes little.

I try to list the top three things to get done every day, and I'll be lucky if I hit all three, but it's amazing what that does to keep you on track.

From a productivity perspective, prioritization is key. And it's very easy to focus on clearing the decks of minutia, especially when one's very busy.

I don't consider myself a great multitasker, so I try to do one thing at a time, even though there were opportunities when I was wrestling.

I just take everything one at a time and make sure everything I do is the best.

We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.

Success is how you collect your minutes.