Luis von Ahn Quotes

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.

I love to-do lists.

Compile your to-do list for tomorrow no later than this evening.

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

Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.

I have always lived my life by making lists: lists of people to call, lists of ideas, lists of companies to set up, lists of people who can make things happen. Each day I work through these lists, and that sequence of calls propels me forward.

I'm a big list maker. But if I cross off too many tasks and it's hard to see the remaining ones, I have to start a new list.

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.

I always make lists of things I need to get done. I like the sense of having completed one thing so I can move on to the next.

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.

Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.

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

I like to organize. I have an opinion. I like to get stuff done.

I'm not nearly as well organized as I would like. I am a creature of to-do lists and calendars - if something doesn't get onto my Google Calendar, I don't show up for it.

One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List every day, keep it visible, and use it as a guide to action as you go through the day.

I don't take things off. I either check things off or I add things.

To-Do lists help us break life into small steps.

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

People with good work habits have to-do lists that are reasonably prioritized, and they make themselves do what needs to be done. By contrast, people with poor work habits almost randomly react to the stuff that comes at them, or they can't bring themselves to do the things they need to do but don't like to do (or are unable to do).

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

On Sundays, I like to plan how I want to exit the week and what are the key things I need to get done that week. I list them, and then I do check-ins on them each morning.

I'm obsessed with making lists.

I keep lists of names of people that I have met, a list of things to do day by day as well as a log of how my time is consumed throughout the day. It's a very important part of my personal discipline.

If you're like me, I get hooked into to-do lists, you know. I'll say I checked that off. Okay, I did that. And you have all these things you're doing.