People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do.
Focus on being productive instead of busy.
I seem to be very busy, and I seem always to be working.
Those who work much do not work hard.
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. It's almost easy to want to sit down at your desk when you have a free five minutes and try to clear out some of the incoming emails rather than strip things strategically and foundationally and ask about what the most important objectives for you and the company are.
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. General recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase "It is the busiest man who has time to spare."
Don't mistake movement for achievement. It's easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: Busy doing what?
Keeping busy keeps me sane.
Just because something has been a lot of work or consumed a lot of time doesn't make it productive or worthwhile.
It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do.
Many people who pretend to be very busy have the least to do.
I don't have a problem with delegation. I love to delegate. I am either lazy enough, or busy enough, or trusting enough, or congenial enough, that the notion leaving tasks in someone else's lap doesn't just sound wise to me, it sounds attractive.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT INVEST IN BUSINESS.. THEY INVEST IN BUSY-NESS (They Purchase A Job)
It is possible to be busy-very busy-without being very effective.
Never hide behind busy work. It takes just as much energy to fail as it does to succeed.
Being busy does not always mean real work.
The hardest job of all is trying to look busy when you're not.
Due to the hectic, non-stop nature of my work, I'm always using my BlackBerry to stay in touch with my studio, wherever I am.
Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.
I don't think I am a workaholic. I prefer to keep busy. It is better than the alternative.
Organizational busy work tends to expand to fill the working day.
Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.
Working a job I love is mentally less stressful than punching in a clock everyday, but it's a lot busier.
I really hate relaxing. I've done three movies in a row, worked for two years straight, and to me, idle time is the devil's workshop. I like to focus on something.
The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.
