Productivity
Initially, the due dates that I assign to my tasks are more like “do on” dates.
Aaron Mahnke • Frictionless Freelancing
Also, don’t fall into the trap of productivity porn—chasing productivity for its own sake isn’t helpful. Many people spend too much time thinking about how to perfectly optimize their system, and not nearly enough asking if they’re working on the right problems.
Sam Altman • Productivity
The true test, though, is learning to guess at how long something will take
Aaron Mahnke • Frictionless Freelancing
Let go of the thing that you’re trying to be (the noun), and focus on the actual work you need to be doing (the verb). Doing the verb will take you someplace further and far more interesting.
Austin Kleon • Keep Going: a book by Austin Kleon
I could spend my entire life checking off items on my to-do list, and in the end, it would make very little difference. I didn’t want my epitaph to read, “She got a lot of stuff done.” Instead, I had to figure out how I, and I alone, could make a difference—and this was as true for my homelife as it was for my professional one.
Tiffany Dufu
good time management depends on finding a way to live gracefully in this both/and (not either/or) place.