Tim Ferriss Quotes

Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.

Write down the most important things you have to do tomorrow.

Schedule your time. People always ask, 'How do you do it all?' I'm like a walking calendar. I literally make my snacks on a Sunday if I'm traveling on a Tuesday, and I'll pack them before I leave.

Each night before I go to bed, I take out a small card and write a list of the things I need to do the next day in order of their priority.

When I come into the office, the first thing I do is I plan out what I want to accomplish that day. I write it down in my notebook and make sure I accomplish it before I leave that day.

You're actually making the rest of your day productive by spending 30 minutes reviewing your to-do's, prioritizing them, and ruthlessly removing things that shouldn't be there.

Probably the biggest problem I had was I didn't understand the importance of scheduling.

I always like to plan ahead of time and follow up.

Don't start the day until you have it finished. Don't start the week until you have it finished. Don't start the month until you have it finished. Plan your day.

Have a time and place for everything, and do everything in its time and place, and you will not only accomplish more, but have far more leisure than those who are always hurrying.

I think ultimately it's just time management. You're just doing a lot more stuff. You're doing the same stuff, you're writing and you're producing, but it just comes with a lot of other things. A lot of long term thinking and plotting things out for the future, bringing elements together. I have a lot of support.

You do the things that need to be done according to priority.

Do one thing at a time. Start the day with a list of things you have to do, and do the most important things first.

The essence of the best thinking in the area of time management (practice planning) can be captured in a single phrase: Organize and execute around priorities

I usually make to-do lists with timelines, and pen and paper does the trick for me.

I keep a notebook of the things I need to get done in a day, week, month along with my overarching goals. Whenever I have a couple moments on set or on a plane, I work on ticking off my to-do list.

No, my entire life is planned. It's called time management.

With my responsibilities comes having to manage my time more efficiently.

The night before, go over your schedule and see what you're going to do and what the purpose of what you're doing is. I advocate having a two-column schedule. On the left, put down all your appointments and phone calls. On the right, put down what the purpose is.

Also, I'm always learning better and better how to prioritize and how to leave certain things for the next day.

Most people have never thought through how they're going to allocate their time. You need to make a decision in advance.

Time management is really key for me.

I plan my life in 15-minute sections.

Don't worry if you don't complete everything on the schedule. At least you will have completed the most important projects before getting to the less important ones.

The secret to multitasking is that it isn't actually multitasking. It's just extreme focus and organization.