Tavi Gevinson Quotes

I am methodical about my email inbox, and I always have a physical to-do list. Without those two things, I think I'd lose my mind.

I have yellow post-it notes plastered all over my office - they help me stay organized.

Write down the most important things you have to do tomorrow.

I was trying to figure out what to do next, I'd been accumulating ideas for productivity tools - software people could use every day, particularly to help organize their lives.

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.

I write everything down. I e-mail the second I think of something, or I write notes in my BlackBerry calendar. I set up reminder alerts on my phone. And I have a notebook by my bedside so I can write down any last-minute ideas.

I have my whole life organized on an 11x17-inch tear-away weekly calendar.

The biggest way to be productive is if you're procrastinating on another more important project.

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'm not big on to-do lists. Instead, I use e-mail and desktop folders and my online calendar. So when I walk up to my desk, I can focus on the e-mails I've flagged and check the folders that are monitoring particular projects and particular blogs.

I'm a planner, an organizer. I write things down because you can visually check them off and see progress. Writing things down is a lost art. I've got sticky notes all over my apartment.

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.

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

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.

Productivity doesn't have to be complicated. It can be easily boosted through a manageable combination of the right tools, resources, and habits to make the most of your time.

I wake up each morning and make my schedule, and when I do, I plan the work around when I'll be able to handle it best.

Time management is really important.

I believe productivity is a deeply personal thing. We all have different brains and, therefore, different preferences, perspectives, and situations where we feel most effective.

For me, using a notebook every day keeps me on track! Some people use planners; those are great, too.

Time management is surely the most critical aspect of acing multiple arenas: home, work, and family.

I love to-do lists.

I like to make an outline or cards and then utterly ignore them.

I try to block a couple of hours of unscheduled time every day so that I can work on the day's most important projects.

I love a daily deadline.

I've tried digital planners and fancy planners and date books galore, but my tried and true is actually just a large spiral-bound notebook.