Quotes about Efficiency

Just imagine how much you'd get done if you stopped actively sabotaging your own work.

Self-discipline is a great time-saver; it is the ability to make yourself work on only those things that are most important to you.

Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today.

All the food that is put into the stomach that the system cannot derive benefit from, is a burden to nature in her work.

There is only one condition in which we can imagine managers not needing subordinates, and masters not needing slaves. This condition would be that each (inanimate) instrument could do its own work.

I work for ABC. If the thing that ABC is paying me for is storytelling - not to make sure that a costume is exactly right or all those other things - then it is up to me to find the most creative space possible so that that function of my job can happen.

I like to do all the talking myself.  It saves time, and prevents arguments." "But

Lord Henry had not come in yet. He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.

He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.

In the world of teams and teamwork I often find the belief that to work and communicate effectively, team members must be close comrades. In fact, this is a common misperception. Although team members don't need to know one another very well personally to perform as a team, they do need to know one another's abilities and potential contributions.

Crystal clear roles characterize high performance teams. Every team member is clear about his or her particular role as well as those of the other team members.

The gun that scatters too much does not bag the birds.