Jeff Lindsay Quotes

There are three kinds of people in this world: 1) People who make lists, 2) People who don't make lists, and 3) People who carve tiny Nativity scenes out of pecan hulls. I'm sorry, there isn't really a third category; it's just that a workable list needs a minimum of three items, I feel.

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.

I have more important things to do anyway. I have a hangnail that needs my attention. (Dev)

I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.

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

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

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

Time management is really key for me.

First things first, second things never.

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

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.

Productivity doesn't have to be complicated. It can be easily boosted through a manageable combination of the right tools, resources, and habits to make the most of your time.

I just love well-organized, very serious nonsense.

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.

When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed but increased.

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. Even if you don't get the list done, you've gotten the most important things done. So many people spend so much time on things that aren't important.

Do the jobs you like least first. It makes each successive job easier.

You can't do it unless you organize.

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day. Never let your correspondence fall behind. Whatever piece of business you have in hand, before stopping, do all the labor pertaining to it which can then be done.

Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!

Cecil's dispatch of business was extraordinary, his maxim being, "The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once."

The best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time.

As in all things, it is terribly important to have a sense of priorities in what you do. And to make certain that priorities do not clash.

The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.

The better organized you are in the simple things, the more spontaneous and free you can be in the ore important things.