Task Simplification Quotes

If coming up with ten ideas sounds too hard, then come up with twenty.

Breaking tasks down into smaller sub-tasks can be very useful.

Simplify the task. Continually look for faster, better, easier ways to get the job done.

You're wondering what a bale of hay has to do with success. Well, there's a trick to loading hay. You have to use your knee. What you do is, you put your right knee behind it and half kick it up in the air. That way you get some lift on it. ... My point is, there are certain ways to make a hard job easier.

Whatever you're working on, take small bites. The task will not be overwhelming if you can reduce it to its smallest component.

The way I try to simplify my job is that I have two lists - I have a list of all the crazy, interesting problems that I get to solve every day or that need to be solved, and I have a crazy list of things I'd like to invent. And I kind of just prioritize them and work my way down, and try to simplify what I do when managing a big company.

Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs.

Divide your movements into easy-to-do sections. If you fail, divide again.

Mobile forced us to rethink the user experience and do something people would be able to carry out on in a couple of seconds on the mobile phone. By stripping out all the work the user used to do and putting that on the company, we were able to create a much better user experience.

No one looks at your hands to see how much they shake when you are interviewed to be a surgeon. The physical skills required are no greater than for writing cursive script. If an operation requires so much skill only a few surgeons can do it, you modify the operation to make it simpler.