Gretchen Rubin Quotes

I mean, I can get things done if I need to, but I can really be completely irresponsible and procrastinate until the very, very, very bitter end. In fact, sometimes I work better under pressure.

You have to keep busy. After all, no dog's ever pissed on a moving car.

Momentum is a fragile force. Its worst enemy: procrastination. Its best friend: a deadline (think Election Day). Implication no. 1 (and there is no no. 2): Get to work! NOW!

The best cure for procrastination is to have so much on your plate that procrastination is no longer an option.

This week I've been reading a lot and doing little work. That's the way things ought to be. That's surely the road to success.

I have to be motivated, and I'm sure time will avail itself.

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

Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.

Once you get into the habit of work, you can be more productive in the things you want to do.

There are people who literally cannot start a project until the deadline is four hours away, even if it's a big one. And those people have a serious problem. My recommendation is set up mini-deadlines. You might say, 'Okay, here's my deadline after three days for this and there's another deadline for that and then a third deadline.'

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.

We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going... Concentrate on something useful.

You can spend your time daydreaming or make use of it in other ways.

I discovered that the best thing for me was to be very busy all the time. I can get a lot done, and I can do those tasks well.

I'm always busy, but I'm lazy as well.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

I have so much that I want to do. I hate wasting time.

If I let myself go, nothing will get done.

I like to always be as productive as possible.

I used to delay doing stuff that I just didn't want to deal with - things like putting the garden hose away properly or doing the dishes right after dinner. Now I have this little voice in my head that says, 'I know you don't want to do this, but just do it anyway.' In other words, there's far less stuff that I put off until tomorrow.

Procrastinating is a habit that I have to overcome.

College is good discipline. That's what I learned there: pull an all-nighter, get it done, and get an A. I'm the biggest procrastinator, and I learned how to be an efficient procrastinator.

Free time is the enemy of progress

Live now. Procrastinate later.

The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fight.