Pete Seeger Quotes

Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things.

Don't confuse activity with productivity. Many people are simply busy being busy.

People frequently fail when they try to do everything at once. They approach a massive project and quickly get discouraged. Taking small, but high-value steps takes less time, and you learn more in the long run.

He who attempts to do all will waste his life in doing little.

I just think there are enough hours in the day. If you just focus and dedicate yourself and approach each task as it presents itself, you can accomplish a lot.

As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest.

I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

Also, I'm always learning better and better how to prioritize and how to leave certain things for the next day.

Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.

The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with and prioritized their work around those top priorities, not only are they many times more productive, they discover they have the time they need to have a whole life.

Time management is really key for me.

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 don't have to get things done all the time to be productive.

The secret to multitasking is that it isn't actually multitasking. It's just extreme focus and organization.

I'm trying to keep my days very efficient, and I keep my set really tight. Every single corner is active, and everybody gets to thrive in the job that they do. I don't waste people's time.

I try to list the top three things to get done every day, and I'll be lucky if I hit all three, but it's amazing what that does to keep you on track.

From a productivity perspective, prioritization is key. And it's very easy to focus on clearing the decks of minutia, especially when one's very busy.

I like to always be as productive as possible.

I'm known for having a very small to-do list and a big don't-do list.

You're actually making the rest of your day productive by spending 30 minutes reviewing your to-do's, prioritizing them, and ruthlessly removing things that shouldn't be there.

Efficiency, which is doing things right, is irrelevant until you work on the right things.

Slowing down doesn't mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.

Devoting a little of yourself to everything means committing a great deal of yourself to nothing.