How to Get More Done in a Day

Focus is the lens through which dreams become reality. Sharpen it with intention, and watch as the world comes into clear view. – Anonymous

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. – Arthur Ashe

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Time will not slow down when something unpleasant lies ahead. – Harry Potter

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days. – Zig Ziglar

Failing to plan is planning to fail. – Alan Lakein

The best time to make a decision is when it needs to be made, not when it feels good. – Bryant McGill

Start your day with a compass, not a clock. Set your direction with purpose and watch as your time becomes a journey towards achievement. – Anonymous

It’s not about how fast you go, it’s about how far you get. – Mahatma Gandhi

Eat that frog! If you have to eat two frogs in the morning, eat the ugliest one first. – Mark Twain

Focus on being productive instead of busy. – Tim Ferriss

Plan your day with purpose and prioritize like a pro. When each moment is accounted for, success becomes inevitable. – Anonymous

Time is what we want most but what we use worst. – William Penn

A single laser beam can cut through steel while a scattered light beam burns nothing. – Swami Vivekananda

Distraction is but the thief of time. – Charles Caleb Colton

Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. – Douglas Adams

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky

The myth of multitasking is alive and well, but the reality is that it’s a productivity killer. – Peter Bregman

Procrastination is the thief of time. – Charles Dickens

The key to time management is to decide what NOT to do. – Marilyn Ferguson

Don’t say you’ll do it tomorrow; do it today. – Napoleon Bonaparte

Your brain can’t efficiently focus on two things at once. When you multitask, you’re really just rapidly switching your attention between tasks, which takes time and can lead to errors. – David Rock

What you lose in planning, you’ll lose in time. – Unknown

Gather all the facts and data you can, consider your options carefully, then make a decision. – Colin Powell

Say no to more. – Tim Ferriss

Trust your gut. You know more than you think you do. – Oprah Winfrey

The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action. – Alexander Graham Bell

The mind is everything. What you think you become. – Buddha

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. – Dale Carnegie

You may delay, but time will not. – Benjamin Franklin

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. – Zig Ziglar

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. – Martin Luther King Jr.

Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is specifically your own. – Bruce Lee

To do two things at once is to do neither. – Publilius Syrus

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. – Abraham Lincoln

Progress over perfection. – Marie Forleo

The common man is not concerned about the passage of time, the man of talent is driven by it. – Charles de Gaulle

Without goals and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination. – Fitzhugh Dodson

Don’t confuse activity with productivity. Just because you’re moving doesn’t mean you’re making progress. – Unknown

Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from making bad decisions. – Mark Twain

The past always looks better than it was. It’s only pleasant because it isn’t here. – Finley Peter Dunne

Set your day like a captain charting a course: with clear direction, purposeful navigation, and unwavering focus on reaching your destination. – Anonymous

Lost time is never found again. – Benjamin Franklin

The time for action is now. It’s never too late to do something. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

What gets measured gets managed. – Peter Drucker

You may believe you are multitasking, but your brain is actually context-switching, and that comes at a cost. – Barbara Oakley

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. – William Shakespeare

Multitasking is the thief of time. The only way to get things done effectively is to focus on one task at a time. – David Allen

A dream without a plan is just a wish. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. – Voltaire

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The more focused you are, the shorter your to-do list becomes. – David Allen

It’s how we spend our time here and now, that really matters. If you are fed up with the way you have come to interact with time, change it. – Laura Vanderkam

The successful person has the habit of focusing on goals. – Brian Tracy

Set your day like a sculptor molds clay: with careful consideration, deliberate shaping, and the vision to create something beautiful out of each moment. – Anonymous

You can have it all. Just not all at once. – Oprah Winfrey

You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage – pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically – to say ‘no’ to other things. – Robert Fulghum

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. – Walt Disney

Until you prioritize your time, you will never have enough time. – Jim Rohn

Don’t try to boil the ocean. Instead, take smaller, focused steps toward your goals. – Stephen Covey

Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. – Marthe Troly-Curtin

Our brains are wired to focus on one thing at a time. Multitasking is really just rapid task switching, which can lead to decreased productivity, increased stress, and more errors. – Srini Pillay, M.D.

Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present. – Bil Keane

The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule what’s important. – Stephen Covey

Action expresses priorities. – Mahatma Gandhi

Don’t be afraid to make decisions. Paralysis by analysis is often worse than the wrong decision. – Robert Kiyosaki

Either get busy living or get busy dying. – Stephen King

Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow. – Robert Tew

Plan your work, then work your plan. – Napoleon Hill

It is difficult to make a decision when you know nothing. But it is also difficult to make a decision when you know everything. – Theodor Heuss

Procrastination is the art of delaying tomorrow’s success. Beat it with the hammer of action, forging your path to achievement today. – Anonymous

The time is always right to do what is right. – Martin Luther King Jr.

Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else. – Peter Drucker

You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage to say no to everything else. – Steve Jobs

While multitasking appears to increase productivity, it actually impairs our ability to focus, learn, and retain information. – Dave Crenshaw

Tough times never last, but tough people do. – Robert H. Schuller

The essence of self-discipline is to do the important thing rather than the urgent thing. – Stephen Covey

What you focus on will get bigger. – Oprah Winfrey

A goal without a plan is just a wish. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. – Mark Twain

The things that matter most should never be at the mercy of the things that matter least. – Goethe

Multitasking is the mother of all unproductive behavior. It is the belief that doing more things at once actually gets more done. – Barbara Pachter

Plan your day with purpose and prioritize like a pro. When each moment is accounted for, success becomes inevitable. – Anonymous

A little done right now is better than a lot tomorrow. – Chinese Proverb

Multitasking is a myth. We can’t really focus on two things at the same time. Instead, we’re just rapidly switching our attention, which leads to errors and wasted time. – Daniel Levitin

Schedule your priorities. – Stephen Covey

Procrastination is the thief of time, but indecision is the destroyer of dreams. – Heather Brittain Berg

The day you decide to take full control of your schedule is the day your life begins to change. – Jim Rohn

A mistake repeated more than once is a decision. – Paulo Coelho

Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you. – Timothy Ferriss

The key is in not spending time, but in investing it. – Stephen R. Covey

Focus on finishing one task before moving on to the next. You’ll be surprised at how much faster you’ll get things done. – Laura Vanderkam

Robin Sharma is right. Time management is life management. – Robin Sharma

Schedule what’s important. – Stephen Covey

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. – Robert Louis Stevenson

Procrastination is the art of delaying tomorrow’s success. Beat it with the brush of action, painting your path towards achievement today. – Anonymous

The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. – Stephen Covey

A little planning each day saves you from having to plan every day. – Margaret Thatcher

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch. – John F. Kennedy

The difference between successful people and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. – Vince Lombardi

The ability to focus single-mindedly on one thing at a time is the highest form of human intelligence. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Robin Sharma is right. Time management is life management. – Robin Sharma

A mistake repeated more than once is a decision. – Paulo Coelho

Sometimes the best way to make a decision is to sleep on it and see how you feel in the morning. – Oprah Winfrey