Adam Grant Quotes

The more time you have, you should dedicate it to do creative work.

Procrastination is probably my worst habit out of many. Especially when it comes to paperwork.

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 am definitely going to take a course on time management... just as soon as I can work it into my schedule.

I can procrastinate a little bit.

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

I do some of my best work when I'm dead.

I'm a pretty good procrastinator.

What scares me the most is that both the poker bot and Dropbox started out as distractions. That little voice in my head was telling me where to go, and the whole time I was telling it to shut up so I could get back to work. Sometimes that little voice knows best.

I have ideas every day, and if I'm not carrying a pad of paper, I'm typing it into the notes thing on my iPhone, and it's just ridiculous - idle hands are the devil's plaything, and I can't be the devil's plaything. I got to be the devil; I got to be the guy making it all happen.

The key to getting work done on time is to stop wearing a watch.

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 procrastinate so much and I get distracted by anything.

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.

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

I try to stay focused on my creativity.

I've actually not read any books on time management.

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

I swing between procrastination and being really thorough so either way things aren't getting done quickly.

I'm a terrible procrastinator.

I'm so good at procrastinating.

I have a folder in my office with about 400 ideas in it. So it will take me another 40 years to get through those.

If I wait for the genius to come, it just doesn't arrive.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

I have great ideas, but the follow through is always really difficult for me. As my kid gets a little bit older, if I feel like I have a little bit more time on my hands, I'd like to get more into developing ideas and writing things.