C. S. Lewis Quotes

As in all things, it is terribly important to have a sense of priorities in what you do. And to make certain that priorities do not clash.

When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed but increased.

Do one thing at a time. Start the day with a list of things you have to do, and do the most important things first.

You can’t get second things by putting them first. You get second things only by putting first things first.

First things first, second things never.

There just isn't enough time for everything on our 'to do' list - and there never will be. Successful people don't try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure they get done.

Perhaps the very best question that you can memorize and repeat, over and over, is, 'what is the most valuable use of my time right now?'

You have to ruthlessly prioritize.

Do one thing at a time. Start the day with a list of things you have to do, and do the most important things first. Even if you don't get the list done, you've gotten the most important things done. So many people spend so much time on things that aren't important.

Your ability to select your most important task at each moment, and then to get started on that task and to get it done both quickly and well, will probably have more of an impact on your success than any other quality or skill you can develop.

Cecil's dispatch of business was extraordinary, his maxim being, "The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once."

If you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities. Think harder; don't work harder.

Person who chases two rabbits catches neither.

The easiest thing to do in the world is to neglect the important and give in to the urgent.

People who can focus, get things done. People who can prioritize, get the right things done.

When you have too many top priorities, you effectively have no top priorities.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

What is the thing that matters most to making progress right now?

What is urgent will always take precedence over what is important.

You do the things that need to be done according to priority.

You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those.

If you continually ask yourself, "What's important now?", you won't waste time on the trivial.

There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.

When you make a to-do list, you should also make a to-not-do list. Warren Buffet was asked about the secret to success, and he said that it was saying no to almost everything. Some of those little tasks won't matter as long as you get the big tasks done.

You don't need more time in your day. You need to decide.