Harold S. Geneen Quotes

It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.

When I'm the happiest, my desk is not neat. It has lots of pens and the books I love. It gets messy when I'm in the flow. So many houses are so neat.

Vimes had got around to a Clean Desk policy. It was a Clean Floor strategy that eluded him at the moment.

I cannot function if there is a physical mess around me. If everything is falling apart, I go on a cleaning frenzy.

I'm pretty good at getting things out of the way, especially paperwork. I hate it sitting about, as it somehow weighs me down.

My workspace is a white room with a big computer monitor and a light box. It can be very messy. Sometimes I get into trouble with my husband for that. Then I run around like a lunatic cleaning up and creating the appearance of order.

I'm kind of in between organized and messy, so if I have the right things to keep me organized, it's easier for me to stay that way. If I don't have the right tools, I'm a train wreck.

I hate belongings. I hate clutter. It really bothers me because I can't think properly. If you've got distractions in front of you, your mind goes nuts.

We spend so many hours a day - even if we're not physically in the office - working, thinking about work, and planning and setting up and organizing with work, even with our families.

My desktop is really chaotic, and I'm always trying to work out where I am going to put all these ideas.

My garage/office is strewn with Post-its, cards, folders, notebooks, yoga mats and multicoloured pens, all purchased in a quest to unlock a magic way of working that will ensure my ascension to next-level creativity.

The better organized you are in the simple things, the more spontaneous and free you can be in the ore important things.

I think that 60 percent of inspiration is organization.

Neatness makes me feel like I have to be on my best behavior. Clutter is my natural habitat.

I'm extremely organized. The more things I have to work on and can bounce back and forth between, the more energized I am.

Be a gold-medal multitasker. You should be able to discuss the new Ludacris video while correcting the merchandising spreadsheets, picking the right shade of snakeskin for next season's mini-purses and catching the dog at the same time!

If you always use your stapler in one place, keep it there, instead of thinking that all the office supplies should go in one place. I've moved a lot of things around in my house because of that.

Clutter, either mental or physical, is the sign of a healthy curiosity.

Now that things are so simple, there's so much to do.

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.

Work on one thing at a time until finished.

I just try to let myself really focus on the work that's ahead of me and what my job is and how I bring something to life.

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.

Writing responds well to some gentle scheduling. A day job not only promotes solvency, it promotes creativity as well.

I'm the ultimate organizer! My major at Stanford was "Organizational Behavior" so I love to multi-task and stay extra busy.