Jenny Lewis Quotes

I love a daily deadline.

Momentum is a fragile force. Its worst enemy: procrastination. Its best friend: a deadline (think Election Day). Implication no. 1 (and there is no no. 2): Get to work! NOW!

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.

I mean, I can get things done if I need to, but I can really be completely irresponsible and procrastinate until the very, very, very bitter end. In fact, sometimes I work better under pressure.

I discovered that the best thing for me was to be very busy all the time. I can get a lot done, and I can do those tasks well.

I've learned over decades of building that a deadline is a potent tool for problem-solving.

I work better under pressure.

I have to work hard and organize myself so that I'm present and not a slacker.

My schedule is always tight. But I like to have the pressure of having to finish doing something; it gives me an added edge.

If you give yourself to your task at once, you won't have to do it twice.

I just think there are enough hours in the day. If you just focus and dedicate yourself and approach each task as it presents itself, you can accomplish a lot.

Having deadlines helps because people are constantly breathing down my neck, and tapping their toes waiting for pages. So I just have to work nine to five. If I didn't have deadlines then I might be more of a golden hour kind of guy, writing from eight to noon and calling it a day, but that's just not the way I work right now.

I have a deadline. I'm glad. I think that will help me get it done.

I knew I could control one thing, and that is my time and my hours and my effort and my efficiency.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

Once you get into the habit of work, you can be more productive in the things you want to do.

To give the best of the day to your work is most important.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

I like to always be as productive as possible.

Remove the temptation of idleness and Cupid's bow is useless.

If we didn't have deadlines, we'd stagnate.

If you can focus the energy into something valuable, put that into work ethic.

The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fight.

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.

It's just one day at a time. I love multi-tasking and I'm really organized and when you have a certain work ethic, which all the girls have, we all have that same thing going on.