Adam Hochschild Quotes

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.

I'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand.

I never think I work hard enough, as much things I have on my plate.

I don't consider myself a great multitasker, so I try to do one thing at a time, even though there were opportunities when I was wrestling.

I don't think I would deliver the best work if I would do several projects at the same time. So it's one at a time, but I work a lot. I work nonstop actually, but that's what I like.

There are so many distractions you can face as a woman, either with relationships or worrying about, Should I go to this party? or, Should I be doing this to help me get ahead? All [success] is, is doing your work and staying focused. It's boring advice, but boring good advice is what you can get from me!

If I leave my computer, I'm probably not going to get back for hours. If I take a few minutes to answer questions and go web surfing, then guilt kicks in and I get back to work.

A 'harmonized' life these days sounds like a tall order. Between housework, homework, workwork, and busywork, there are perpetually too many things to do, and not enough time to find that mythical balance. Nothing is more frustrating than feeling like you're doing doing doing but getting nothing truly done that you really want.

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.

Sometimes I feel like just to get all my own work done would be great. You always feel like you're behind, and they're six other things that you wish you could get to but you can't.

You don't have time to dwell on what is going on in the games.

Boundary setting is really a huge part of time management.

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

My lab and academic work fill my day from about 9 am to 7 p.m. Then I zoom out the lens to work on my other writing.

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

It takes a lot of energy to work, in general, especially if you're the lead in something.

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

I have to be motivated, and I'm sure time will avail itself.

I knew I could control one thing, and that is my time and my hours and my effort and my efficiency.

You have to make one thing a priority and achieve balance that way, rather than trying to do everything all at once.

If I was a little bit younger I would worry more. I'd want to do one thing at a time but now I try to do a bunch of different things at a time if I can.

The habits of study in which I have been brought up have done much to support me. I never allow myself to be one moment unoccupied.

You can't do it all. You get many requests all the time, but I still have to focus on football, still have to live my life a little bit. But there are definitely times during the week when you want to take time out.

I'm fundamentally a busy person; I spend my time doing useful things and profoundly useless things!

Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.