Jason Fried Quotes

There are people who literally cannot start a project until the deadline is four hours away, even if it's a big one. And those people have a serious problem. My recommendation is set up mini-deadlines. You might say, 'Okay, here's my deadline after three days for this and there's another deadline for that and then a third deadline.'

College is good discipline. That's what I learned there: pull an all-nighter, get it done, and get an A. I'm the biggest procrastinator, and I learned how to be an efficient procrastinator.

I tend to have a hard time working on pieces long before they're due. That's why I think the fact that I write a column is really good for me - the column has to be done, and there's no getting around it.

I guess I would say, it's okay to put things off until the very last minute as long as you know you've got them under control.

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

I've learned time management, organization and I have priorities.

A person who has not done one half his day's work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.

I take mentoring very seriously and as a result I hardly get any work done during the school year.

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

Deadlines aren't bad. They help you organize your time. They help you set priorities. They make you get going when you might not feel like it.

Also, I need deadlines, just like everybody else, especially coming from magazines, newspapers, and stuff like that. I need daily or weekly deadlines to get stuff done, or I continue to do things and not go off on a year of unproductivity.

We know we need bosses and deadlines to help us get work done. But sometimes we can also use an external push to make us have a good time. In both cases, our future self will appreciate the help.

When I was younger, I used to play mind games in which I'd try to finish tasks in minutes. My favorite was when I would shower, lay out my school clothes, then devour my dinner - in 15 minutes flat.

Without deadlines and restrictions I just tend to become preoccupied with other things.

Time management is really key for me.

Deadlines are meant to be broken. And I just keep breaking them.

I have certain rules that I've established for myself that took a while post-day job to figure out. Everyone says people who freelance or are writers struggle with the structure of it. I'm not allowed to check email before a certain hour. I'm not allowed to run errands during the day. I have to write a certain amount every day.

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

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.

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

At SBI, we say that if you need a project to be done, you need to be determined that it needs to be done, put a deadline, and it will get done.

Time management is really important.

I'm a precrastinator. Yes, that's an actual term. You know that panic you feel a few hours before a big deadline when you haven't done anything yet? I just feel that a few months ahead of time.

I'm the type of person that if I put it off, I'll forget about it.

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!