Steven Hall Quotes

Getting paperwork under control makes me feel more in control of my life generally.

I'm quite an untidy person in a lot of ways. But order makes me happy. I have to have a clear desk and a tidy desktop, with as few visual distractions as possible. I don't mind sound distractions, but visual ones freak me out.

Getting organized in the normal routines of life and finishing little projects you've started is an important first step toward realizing larger goals. If you can't get a handle on the small things, how will you ever get it together to focus on the big things?

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Boundary setting is really a huge part of time management.

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

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.

I think long and hard about what it is I'm actually trying to do, and then I kind of have to narrow my focus into that. If I don't, I'm too all over the place.

Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.

Time management is really key for me.

Well-arranged time is the surest mark of a well-arranged mind.

Time management is the mantra of my life.

I just know keeping track of what I'm doing and where I'm going is important to me.

I discovered that the best thing for me was to be very busy all the time. I can get a lot done, and I can do those tasks well.

I need to feel as if everything is clean and in its proper place before I can even attempt to write one word. At least, that's what I tell myself. I make the bed, I put away the dishes, maybe I dust, maybe I do the laundry, maybe I go to the post office.

First things first, second things never.

One way to organize your thoughts is to tidy up, even if it's in places where it makes no sense at all.

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.

If I let myself go, nothing will get done.

Time management is really important.

I read somewhere that people who make lists are more likely to achieve their ambitions.

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 like to be organized, I like to stick to my schedule. That's how I stay focused.

As a woman I think we are capable of doing so many things. There is great ability to compartmentalise - to focus on the task at hand, do it well and then move on to the next one, while having another million things going on.