John Henry Patterson Quotes

Five minutes of planning are worth fifteen minutes of just looking.

Plan your work - work your plan. Lack of system produces that 'I'm swamped' feeling.

Once you have a clear picture of your priorities - that is values, goals, and high leverage activities - organize around them.

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.

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

Boundary setting is really a huge part of time management.

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.

A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.

Time management is really key for me.

Time management is the mantra of my life.

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.

There is time enough for everything, in the course of the day, if you do but one thing at once; but there is not time enough in the year, if you will do two things at a time.

As for my schedule, I tend to go to bed at the same time every night and get up at the same time every morning, and I try to be as productive as possible. Some days, I can devote to one specific thing. Other days, it's a catch-all day.

Time management is really important.

I'm very organized. I have my day-to-day schedule, every 15 minutes, written out.

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.

If you don't create structure, your time will get eaten up pretty quickly. And the alternative is harsher than you think, because the world will suck it up.

Plan your work and work your plan.

I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. I'm not one who truly lives in the past.

You need to have proper management if you're going to move forward.

Prepare while others are daydreaming.

You must plan your work and then work your plan.

I keep a journal/day planner, which really helps me stay organized and focused.