I seem to be very busy, and I seem always to be working.
If you want to get something done, give it to a busy man.
Those who work much do not work hard.
This is far too heavy a draft upon the energies of the workmen of any industry …. The working forces [should] have time for leisure … and family life.
Work first, and then rest.
Now that things are so simple, there's so much to do.
Now, Tim has been really, really busy, and it's been my job now to kind of deal with everything. And trying to figure out how we balance that, logistically it's a nightmare. But these little jobs make it much easier.
In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it.
Now, there is no way to say how long some projects take, that's our principle.
I'm an actor and a writer and a showrunner and I edit my show. ... I have a job that three people usually have, and I have it in one person. And the idea that the critic thought that I had this excess of time for which I could go to, like, panels or write essays was just so laughable to me.
Historically almost every team I've managed has returned from even just a five-day break with improved physical output.
The best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time.
When you're working on a television series, you only get a very short off-season. The scheduling of TV is relentless.
Every week, I'm faced with, and aware of, 10-14 different reviewable albums that, in a perfect world, I'd be able to pop a review out of. But I'm just one person who, while maintaining my sanity, can only do 5-6 reviews per week.
Every coach in every sport, one of their larger concerns is the balance between work and rest. We all think about it all the time.
When I first started writing, I had a very difficult time switching between projects, but now it's not only second-nature, it's indispensable: If I stall on one project, I can switch to another and stay productive.
I work really well under pressure but I really hate doing things on a timeframe.
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
I definitely don't ever want to burn out at my job.
Deadlines have a lousy name. Call them live-lines instead. That´t what they are.
Every weekend we've been trying to go out of town, to let people know about this album. I've been trying to host parties. It's hard, because it's a lot of work to do both.
I have three assistants, but there isn't a head assistant. All the important drawings I do myself. Every single character is also done by me.
Looking back now on our workload, I just shake my head at our pace. 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' was my first series, so I didn't know anything about that when I started. I just assumed it was normal to make 26 episodes a year on a seven-day shooting schedule.
I'm a master at getting as much in a day as possible.
Do not put off today's work until tomorrow, lest work accumulate and you achieve nothing.
