Katharine Butler Hathaway Quotes

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

One of the things I'm really good at is procrastinating.

I'm so good at procrastinating.

I've found that sitting around and obsessing about projects moving forward, when there's actually nothing I can do about it, at a certain point, is really counter-productive.

Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.

Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.

I couldn't understand why my productivity went down when I had deliberately made more time available to write. Then I realized it was because I wasn't flying as much.

I think I grew a grey watching you procrastinate.

I crave deadlines. If I don't have a deadline, I become a total slacker, which is why I always have so much on my plate.

I can procrastinate a little bit.

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.

You don't have any days to spare if you want to improve!

I'm a pretty good procrastinator.

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!

I hate wasting time.

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

It's very easy to fool yourself that you're working, you know, when you're really not working very hard. I mean, I'm very lazy. So for me, I would always have an excuse, you know, to go - quit early, go to a museum, you know. So I do everything I can to make myself remember this is a job. I keep a schedule.

Don't be silly and don't waste your time.

There's nothing wrong with procrastination. Or is there? I'll leave it to you to decide, but only if you have the time.

I'm a full-time writer, which means I have the entire day to get my work done. But that can also be bad, because that means I have the entire day to get in my way.

I'm good at separating my personal life from racing. When I'm at track, it's race time; when I'm away from it, other than the fact I'm training to be fit for it, there is nothing at home that makes me even want to think about racing. I just want to enjoy my life, and by the time the next race comes around, I'm ready and excited for it.

Boundary setting is really a huge part of time management.

I'm guessing the stress of having to write for a deadline can be inspiring. Sometimes, pressure is good.

I have realized sometimes I do better working under a crazy schedule. It gives me less time to overthink things and forces me to be present.