Quotes About Working Smart Not Just Hard

Work smarter, not harder.

It is not enough to be busy. The question is what we are busy about.

Don't confuse activity with productivity. Many people are simply busy being busy.

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

Focus on being productive instead of busy.

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

Working smart is doing the right things. Working hard is doing things right.

Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.

It's not about time. It's about choices. How are you spending your choices?

What gets measured gets managed.

The shorter way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.

You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

Don't work hard on the wrong things.

Direction is more important than speed.

Plan your work and work your plan.

Work hard, but work smart, with a clear goal in mind.

You can do anything, but not everything.

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot.

Don't be busy. Be effective.

Twenty percent of your effort produces eighty percent of your results.

Stop being busy. Start being productive.

Work less. Live more.

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Done is better than perfect.

Multitasking is the act of doing many things poorly at once.

Don't watch the clock. Do what it does. Keep going.

Save your strength for the important stuff.

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.