“Whatsoever stirs the stagnant currents, setting these flowing in wholesome directions, promotes brisk spirits and productive thinking. The less of routine, the more of life.” ThinkingSpiritHabitCurrentsSettingSettingsProductiveRoutineSpontaneityStagnant Book:Table-talk Source: Table-talk
“Rehearsing failure is simply a bad habit, not a productive use of your time. When you choose to visualize the path that works, you're more likely to shore it up and create an environment where it can take place.” UsePathEnvironmentHabitProductiveShoreYou ChooseBad HabitsRehearsing Author:Seth Godin
“Habit is a good thing for the human race. ... You have to spend so much energy just getting through the day when you have no habits that you don't have any left for productive labor.” HumansEnergyLeftRaceHabitLaborGood ThingsHuman RaceProductive Book:The Women's Room Source: The Women's Room
“We are all on a collision course with ourselves. Inevitably, our existing habits will be counter-productive to achieving our bigger picture goals. To avoid the crash, we need to regularly review how we are doing things and make adjustments as needed.” NeedsCoursesGoalAchieveNeededHabitBiggerProductiveReviewsCrashAdjustmentCollisionBigger Picture Author:John Fairclough
“My father wanted to instill the work ethic. And, because he knew if you don't learn to work to be more productive to improve your efficiency, to cooperate with other people at an early age, you may never learn those habits.” PeopleIfsMayAgeWantedFatherHabitEthicsProductiveEfficiencyWork EthicInstill Author:Charles Koch
“I write at a standing desk, which has helped me be much more productive and solved some back problems, but mostly all my quirky habits have to do with procrastination and avoidance rather than with work. I'm slowly trying to stamp those out.” WritingTryingProblemHabitStandingProductiveProcrastinationDesksStampsAvoidanceQuirky Author:Paolo Bacigalupi
“And as long as you’re making choices unconsciously, you can’t consciously choose to change that ineffective behavior and turn it into productive habits.” LongTurnsChoicesHabitBehaviorProductiveMaking Choices Book:The Compound Effect Source: The Compound Effect