Richard L. Evans Quotes

I said to myself, 'If you don't sit down to it today, when will you ever sit down to it?'

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

Procrastinating is a habit that I have to overcome.

Live now. Procrastinate later.

If you were to fault yourself in one of three areas, which would it be: (1) the inability to prioritize; (2) the inability or desire to organize around those priorities; or (3) the lack of discipline to execute around them? ... Most people say their main fault is a lack of discipline. On deeper thought, I believe that is not the case. The basic problem is that their priorities have not become deeply planted in their hearts and minds. They haven't really internalized Habit 2 [Begin with the end in mind].

Set your goals high and go far. Don't put off tomorrow what you can do today.

Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them!

How do you gag the voice in your head that says, 'You don't have to [do it] today. There's always tomorrow.'?

Whatever can be done another day can be done today.

half the good intentions of my life have been frustrated by my unfortunate habit of putting things off till to-morrow.

If I can do something in less than one minute, I don't let myself procrastinate. I hang up my coat, put newspapers in the recycling, scan and toss a letter. Ever since I wrote about this rule in 'The Happiness Project,' I've been amazed by how many people have told me that it has made a huge difference in their lives.

I used to delay doing stuff that I just didn't want to deal with - things like putting the garden hose away properly or doing the dishes right after dinner. Now I have this little voice in my head that says, 'I know you don't want to do this, but just do it anyway.' In other words, there's far less stuff that I put off until tomorrow.

You have to keep busy. After all, no dog's ever pissed on a moving car.

The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don't just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed.

If only I could master that demon of procrastination that goes about like a roaring lion and devours all my good intentions, I should become the most punctual man in the world.

Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow if tomorrow might improve the odds.

You never put off until tomorrow or even this afternoon what you can do this morning. Attack the objective when your desire is strongest.

People have to decide on priorities if they want to get anywhere. The best lessons I learned was to just do it.

I don't really manage my time. I really just wait until I'm inspired to do something. And when I'm inspired to do something, it just happens.

Procrastinatio n is the thief of dreams

The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don't just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed. Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. This second we can turn the tables on Resistance. This second, we can sit down and do our work.

Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.

We tend to overestimate what we can do in a short period, and underestimate what we can do over a long period.

Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.