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Taking time off helps to sustain harmonious passion, unlock fresh ideas, and deepen learning. Relaxing is not a waste of time; it’s an investment in well-being.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
This is a perspective from which you can finally ask the most fundamental question of time management: what would it mean to spend the only time you ever get in a way that truly feels as though you are making it count?
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.
We buy back our time not only with the money we spend, but also with the opportunities we decline. The more clearly you know how you want to spend your days, the easier it becomes to say no to the requests that steal your hours.
Establishing and keeping a routine can be even more important than having a lot of time.
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
We all need to be more conscious of how we spend our time. Most of us know this — we just don’t live it. We squander our time like it’s nothing.
Darius Foroux • Focus on What Matters: A Collection of Stoic Letters on Living Well
So today, if you find yourself rushed or uttering the words “I just don’t have enough time,” stop and take a second. Is this actually true? Or have you just committed to a lot of unnecessary things? Are you actually being efficient, or have you assumed a great deal of waste into your life?
Stephen Hanselman • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
You only waste time if you’re not intentional about how you spend it.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
Schedule two hours each day (i.e., put an event in your calendar) to work on your top goal only. And do this every single workday. Period.