A brilliant collection of some of the best time and productivity quotes / stats around. Make the most of every second!
Time is a commodity everyone has the same amount of – there are only ever going to be 24 hours a day and 7 days a week – but some people end up using it much more wisely than others.
How is this possible?
They seem to get so much more done – but while it may seem like magic, it’s just great use of the time they do have.
They are simply more productive with their time – and make it all count – doing whatever they want to do in it – but making the choices well so they don’t feel rushed, busy, or lacking in time at all.
And so today I wanted to look at a few brilliant (and fascinating!) quotes and statistics all related to time and productivity – in order to think a bit about what can be done to make better use of it (whatever that means for you).
Whatever you want in life, you can create the time to achieve it, if you want to – and these quotes & stats are ones that I hope will put time in some perspective for you – hope you like them!
Brilliant time & productivity quotes and stats
Stop waiting for the perfect time. The perfect time is now
UNKNOWN
The average person gets 1 interruption every 8 minutes, or 50-60 per day. The average interruption takes 5 minutes, totalling about 4 hours. 80% of those interruptions are typically rated as ‘little value’ or ‘no value’ creating approximately 3 hours of wasted time per day.
NAPO
The bad news is time flies – the good news is you’re the pilot
MICHAEL ATTSHULER
There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want
BILL WATTERSON
The most powerful word in the time management vocabulary is NO
UNKNOWN
I don’t even believe myself when I say I’ll be ready in 5 minutes
UNKNOWN
Great things take time
UNKNOWN
Maybe if we all sit extremely still Monday won’t be able to see us.
UNKNOWN
The biggest mistake you can make in life is to waste your time
JERRY BRUCKNER
Having a schedule that doesn’t fit into your life means you don’t stand a chance of sticking to it
CHRISSY HALTON
Focus on what matters
UNKNOWN
Over the course of our lifetime, we will spend a total of 10 mins every day looking for an average of 9 lost items. This equates to 3,680 hours or 153 days searching!
DAILY MAIL
You can do anything, but not everything
UNKNOWN
Deciding what Not to do is as important as deciding what TO do
STEVE JOBS
The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities
STEVE COVEY
Either you run the day or the day runs you
JIM ROHN
Alongside great systems and routines, habits are key to becoming, and staying, organised
CHRISSY HALTON
Sometimes it can take me a whole day to get nothing done
UNKNOWN
The secret of your future can be found in your daily routine
MIKE MURDOC
You can always do more than you think
JOHN WOODEN
Make today count
UNKNOWN
Do the best you can until you know better – then when you know better, do better
UNKNOWN
Over the course of our lifetime, we will spend a total of 10 mins every day looking for an average of 9 lost items. This equates to 3,680 hours or 153 days searching!
DAILY MAIL
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows
RALPH MARSTON
The secret of success can be found in the daily routine
UNKNOWN
Run the day – don’t let the day run you
UNKNOWN
Slow progress is still progress
UNKNOWN
Wake up and smell the routine
UNKNOWN
On average we spend one year of our lives looking for lost items. That’s over 8,700 hours looking for lost or misplaced things!
NAPO
What did you think of all those productivity and time quotes?
… and the stats thrown in for good measure?
I hope they have helped you re-think how you’re spending some of your time, and maybe, just maybe, you will be able to get even more out of your day from now on…
Good luck!
