Rose Macaulay Quotes

Ninety-five per cent of my time is virtually wasted.

The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.

The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I would like to do and the little time I have in which to do them.

I spent the year behind on deadlines and everything else. It's only now in December that I feel even slightly caught up. 2016 has to be better.

There's a realization that you have to do something but you just can't do it all the time.

I hate wasting time.

No, my entire life is planned. It's called time management.

A 'harmonized' life these days sounds like a tall order. Between housework, homework, workwork, and busywork, there are perpetually too many things to do, and not enough time to find that mythical balance. Nothing is more frustrating than feeling like you're doing doing doing but getting nothing truly done that you really want.

Here's the deal: I believe - and I attempt to live my life this way - we all have more time than we think we do. We all waste so much time.

Leaders understand that the real fight is the fight against time. There's so much to achieve in such less time.

With my responsibilities comes having to manage my time more efficiently.

There's enough time in the day: If you go to bed at 10 and start your day at 6, there's a lot you can do in a day!

I think time management as a label encourages people to view each 24-hour period as a slot in which they should pack as much as possible.

You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

Stop doing things that waste time. Don't replace time with your family or things that you need to do. I needed to put together two fantasy teams this weekend because that's something I enjoy, but I did stop playing Nintendo Wii for hours on end.

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.

One of my favorite programs that we didn't make is Rescue Time. It runs in the corner of my computer and tracks how much time I spend on different things. I realized that even though I was doing e-mail only a couple of minutes at a time, it was adding up to a couple of hours a day. So I'm trying to reduce that.

Don't keep your own schedule - that will eat too much of your time keeping your own schedule. And when you are tired, stop. Because if you are too tired, you become not productive, and you are wasting time.

Argh... I could be better with my time. I like to be punctual, but I could be better.

Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing.

Don't waste the time you do have.

Each night before I go to bed, I take out a small card and write a list of the things I need to do the next day in order of their priority.

From a productivity perspective, prioritization is key. And it's very easy to focus on clearing the decks of minutia, especially when one's very busy.

My problem is always the number of hours in a day, not the number of things I want to do.

In the morning, I look at my calendar and think about whether things that aren't critical can be moved to the next week.