“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.” TryingDifferentRunningHoursMinutesCoupleComputerProgramMy FavoriteTrackCornersI RealizedDifferent ThingsMailRescue Author:Matt Mullenweg
“I have spent too long training myself to speak with an American accent, it's ingrained. I spend 16 hours a day on set speaking with an American accent. Now, when I try to speak with an Aussie accent, I just sound like a caricature of myself.” TryingLongSpeakSoundHoursTrainingAccentsCaricaturesAussies Author:Poppy Montgomery
“It's very trying on a marriage when you're doing a one hour show, week after week after week. You don't have enough time for people that maybe you should have top priority.” PeopleShouldTryingEnoughShowsHoursWeekShould HavePrioritiesEnough TimeOne HourTop Priorities Author:Gavin MacLeod
“I procrastinate in spades. In my defence, I also try to have all other distractions solved before I can concentrate on writing. My small theory is that to write for three hours, you need to feel like you have three days. To write for three days, you need to feel like you've got three weeks, and so on.” NeedsFeelsWritingTryingI CanThreeHoursWeekTheoryLike YouDistractionDefenceProcrastinatingSpades Author:Markus Zusak
“As an exercise in appreciation, try for one hour to feel grateful for every single thing you find yourself doing. When you read, be grateful you can see and read. When you walk, be grateful for the use of your feet. When you talk, be grateful for the ability to communicate with others. For a full hour do not take even the smallest action for granted. Be aware of every detail of what you can do. Anyone who does this daily for even a short time will have a much greater appreciation for everything he does.” FeelsTryingDoeUseActionCan DoHoursAbilityWalksGreaterFeetExerciseGratitudeGratefulDetailsCommunicateAppreciationGrantedFinding YourselfSmallestBe GratefulShort TimeOne HourAbility To Communicate Author:Zelig Pliskin
“She spent hours drawing on her own, trying to perfect her craft. And when she got into music, she had that same diligence in developing her own style as well as perfecting the craft of singing. I don't think that is part of the normal assumption of who sh” ThinkingTryingWellsHoursPerfectStyleNormalSingingDrawingCraftsDevelopingAssumptionDiligence Author:Laura Joplin
“I quoted David Hare one of his lines the other day to illuminate whatever point we were trying to make in the conversation, and I said 'What play was that?' and he said 'It was your line, you said it about a hundred and fifty times in The Vertical Hour.'” TryingSaidPlayHoursLinesConversationHundredFiftyHaresVertical Author:Bill Nighy
“What's magical about [bears] is that they just spend one-hundred percent of every minute of every hour of every day being a bear. And a tree-frog spends all of its time being a tree-frog. We spend all our time trying to be somebody else.” TryingHoursTreeMinutesBearsPercentHundredOur TimeFrogs Author:Stephen Fry
“I seldom try to probe the mystery of my sloth. I have squandered a gigantic fortune of work hours... seems likely that I'll go on squandering till the very end.” TryingEndsSeemsHoursMysteryGoes OnFortuneSlothIndolenceSquandering Book:October Source: October
“everyone who is human has something to express. Try not expressing yourself for twenty-four hours and see what happens. You will nearly burst. You will want to write a long letter, or draw a picture, or sing, or make a dress or a garden.” WantWritingTryingHumansLongHappensHumanityHoursFourCommunicationDrawsGardenLettersTwentiesDressesExpress Yourself Book:If You Want to Write Source: If You Want to Write
“I've done roles before where I've wanted to be buff and sort of fit or whatever. And I like to try and be a little bit fit because there's usually one scene in a movie where you've got to run, which means you've got to run for about five hours nonstop. So, for me, it's just worthwhile being fit because doing a movie can be kind of grueling for six, seven, eight weeks. Or 12 weeks.” TryingKindMeanLittlesDoneRunningWantedBitsHoursRolesFiveWeekFitSceneSixLittle BitSevenEightBe KindWorthwhile Author:Guy Pearce
“Give yourself a compliment every day. I know this sounds silly, but it really is important. As girls, we spend countless hours focusing on our flaws and trying to correct them or cover them up. It's essential to focus on something you like about yourself. Maybe you're having a good hair day or your skin is looking especially healthy. Take a moment each day to focus on the good, and then try to carry that with you throughout the day, because while bangs don't look good on everyone, confidence does.” KnowsGivingTryingLooksDoeImportantMomentsGirlSoundHoursFocusHairHealthyEssentialsSkinsSillyEach DayFlawsComplimentAbout YourselfBangsGood Hair Author:Lauren Conrad
“I try to just save a fresh, clear head for whoever I'm working with, so hopefully it's helpful that there's someone who doesn't have to sit in the editing room for 12 hours a day, and who's blinded by the massive footage and options that they have.” TryingHoursRoomsClearHopefullyHelpfulMassiveEditingBlindedClear Head Author:Judd Apatow