Adam Savage Quotes

I hate wasting time.

Boundary setting is really a huge part of time management.

Delay is the enemy of progress.

I've learned time management, organization and I have priorities.

Even before I had an assistant, my calendar was color-coded and I had all these different e-mail rules for how to prioritize e-mails, so I made it a point years ago to figure all that stuff out because my life was a mess.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

Time management is really key for me.

There are three things that can be organized: time, space, and work. Note that, despite what many believe, you cannot organize people - you can only organize the work that people do.

My productivity is overwhelming!

I have definitely worked on that... being efficient and also being smarter with my pressure.

Don't agonize, organize.

Organizing ahead of time makes the work more enjoyable.

I guess I would say, it's okay to put things off until the very last minute as long as you know you've got them under control.

Nobody works better under pressure. They just work faster.

I was told I got 10 measly minutes, but just in case, I brought 13 hours worth of material.

The chance is the remotest, Of its going much longer unnoticed, That I'm not keeping pace With the headlong human race

It's strange, people have asked me what my schedule is and what is my process like, and I can't even answer it.

I'm the ultimate organizer! My major at Stanford was "Organizational Behavior" so I love to multi-task and stay extra busy.

You'll sometimes hear from people that they actually do a better job of getting their work done when they have a lot of other obligations - in effect, it removes the possibility of procrastinating.

He who puts off nothing till tomorrow has done a great deal.

There is always something else to do. A gardener should have nine times as many lives as a cat.

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do a great deal if we choose our goals well and work diligently to attain them.

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 spend almost as much time figuring out what's wrong with my computer as I do actually using it.

I am a very organized person. I get up at 6:15 a.m., the kids get up at 6:45 a.m., and so I get up and get it in. I’m addicted to the high function. To me it’s a work thing - if you meditate, you can get so much work done. I always say to people you know how about three nights a year you get a good night sleep? You can have it every day with meditation.