Jaime Winstone Quotes

I like to work and it kind of keeps me in line, which is very good because I need that structure.

That's the mindset I'm in, is do what I can do, do what I can control, and stay productive. I feel like it can get depressing really fast, being home and not having anything to do. I think being productive is important.

I don't want to get lost in everything. I just want to keep the same work ethic.

Is an out-of-control life challenge making you feel 'out of control' over your entire life? If so, stop lying around doing nothing. Stop sleeping late. Stop watching too much TV. Start recognizing that this lack of a disciplined schedule will only increase your feelings of being out of control of your life.

Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.

One way to boost our will power and focus is to manage our distractions instead of letting them manage us.

I have a very strict regimen of showing up at my desk at a certain hour with my cup of green tea. It is very quiet. I don't like having a lot of atmosphere around.

I really love working. It makes me feel like an even better person when I work. I function much better if I have a really rigid schedule. When I'm left to my own devices, I can just be all over the place.

When I get on a course that's not very good, that's not tough, I fall asleep. Mentally I must be lazy, like a little kid, but I always seem to do well when there's a tough situation.

I had tried to get focused on other things. But I always ended up back in the same place, and it wasn't making me happy. I needed to get the focus back.

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.

My secret to a long, healthy life is to always keep working. It keeps me busy and happy and gives me a reason to stay alive.

I'm more focused and have a greater sense of challenge, because I constantly feel the weight of time.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.

With anything in life, I think that's when you start stressing yourself out - when you start worrying about the things that are out of your control. What I can control is being at my best every day and having no regrets at the end of each day. That's what I plan on doing.

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.

The only routine I have is that I finish everything I start. I wake up early every day - about 6.30 A.M. - but I do not work every day. I could laze for a day or two, but I wouldn't do it for three.

If you develop just one muscle, one skill, make it the ability to focus and just get on with it. It will not only make you desirably employable, but it will make you happy.

I never really do the New Year's Resolution thing. I kind of just try to stay focused, not get too distracted, and do the best I can. And that's something I like to tell myself every year around New Year's.

Here in Seattle, I'm the most productive I've ever been. I don't allow myself personal distractions. I'm extremely disciplined here.

I'd try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn't always work.

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.

I get pretty focused when I start working on something. And I drink a lot of water, way more than most people.

It's hard for me... If I don't have a project going, I don't feel like I'm connected to anything. I don't even think it's that healthy for me. I like to get out of bed and have a purpose.