Francis de Sales Quotes

I'm usually working on eight or 10 things at once.

One of the nice things about being busy is it makes you focus on what's important to you and how you use your time.

I think that we get so distracted with our smartphones... It takes your body and your brain time to switch between tasks. If we can focus on what we're doing, we'll be more productive at that task.

He that pursues two hares at once, does not catch one and lets the other go.

Person who chases two rabbits catches neither.

Most of us can easily do two things at once; what's all but impossible is to do one thing at once.

Don't think to hunt two hares with one dog.

I could do great things, if I weren't so busy doing little things.

When distractions are manifold, it's best to remember what you are supposed to be doing.

I find it so easy to get distracted - I try not to do more than one thing at any one time.

Research shows you get multiple tasks done faster if you do them one at a time. It also decreases stress and raises happiness.

I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.

You can't work on 15 problems at the same time.

I'm better when I'm busy. I am happier. I am a bit useless when I'm not busy. I start thinking too much, which is never a good thing. When I'm busy I have a better perspective on what really matters - the priorities.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I've realized that I can't multitask in the writing department; I can only kind of do one thing at a time.

I need to have something else going on. I'm able to write a lot if I have an episode of 'Friday Night Lights' going on my computer.

I can't really work on more than one thing at a time.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.

I am a great procrastinator. When the writing is going really well, the laundry piles up.

No more than a surgeon can operate while tweeting can you reach your potential with one ear in, one ear out. You actually have to reacquaint yourself with concentration. We all do.

I've always been really good at staying busy. Even while I'm working, I'm looking at what the next thing is.

I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately.

You can't be aware of everything. You'd fall down the stairs if you were aware of every intricate thing involved in going down stairs.