Maria Canals Barrera Quotes

You must distinguish between what is urgent and what is important. You could accomplish all of the urgent things that you desire without accomplishing anything that is important.

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.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.

Because, as we all know, it’s easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent, like thinking. And it’s also easier to do little things we know we can do than to start on big things that we’re not so sure about.

As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

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.

An average person who develops the habit of setting clear priorities and getting important tasks completed quickly will run circles around a genius who talks a lot and makes wonderful plans but gets very little done.

You have to ruthlessly prioritize.

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.

Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.

Self-discipline is a great time-saver; it is the ability to make yourself work on only those things that are most important to you.

Goals help you keep in perspective what's really important so you don't spend all of your time doing what seems urgent.

The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything.

If you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities. Think harder; don't work harder.

The easiest thing to do in the world is to neglect the important and give in to the urgent.

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

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. It's almost easy to want to sit down at your desk when you have a free five minutes and try to clear out some of the incoming emails rather than strip things strategically and foundationally and ask about what the most important objectives for you and the company are.

The key to having more time is doing less, and there are two paths to get there, both of which should be used together: (1) Define a short to-do list and (2) define a not-to-do list.

You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those.

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.

When you make a to-do list, you should also make a to-not-do list. Warren Buffet was asked about the secret to success, and he said that it was saying no to almost everything. Some of those little tasks won't matter as long as you get the big tasks done.

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

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.