The Art of Laziness: Overcome Procrastination & Improve Your Productivity

“If you spend your time chasing butterflies, they'll fly away. But if you spend time making a beautiful garden, the butterflies will come. Don't chase, attract.”

“Growth demands that you step out of your comfort zone and do the hard things.”

“Life is not a sprint but a marathon. It’s long and hard. There is no reward for the quitters who quit halfway. You must reach the finish line to achieve something.”

“People do not decide their futures; they decide their habits, and their habits decide their futures.”

“The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” - Mark Zuckerberg”

“One of the biggest reasons people are lazy and put everything off until tomorrow is because they get too comfortable with their lives.”

“No one can change your life. Nobody has any interest in changing your life. Their own life is a mess, so how can they change yours? You must do it yourself. It’s in your own hands. You can be lazy and wait for others to help, but you will wait forever. Get this out of your head that somebody else can help you achieve your goals. Stop being dependent on other people.”

“If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster." — Stephen Covey”

“Your work will fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” — Steve Jobs”

“You can’t achieve anything in your life if you don’t have a sense of urgency. You need to be patient with results and inpatient with action.”

“work expands to fill the time allotted for completion. So, if you allow yourself 2 hours to finish a task, it will take 2 hours but if you only have 1 hour, you will find a way to complete the task in an hour.”

“The bottom line is that only you are responsible for your life. While you may be tempted to blame your friends, family, spouse, or anyone else for what you don’t do, it’s solely in your hands to take action. Although you may find some temporary relief in making excuses and convincing yourself it’s out of your hands to do anything in this situation, that’s not really true. There’s always something that you can do, and you can always do your best. Every action that you take or don’t take impacts your life and it’s up to you to take control.”

“Most decisions should probably be made with somewhere around 70 percent of the information you wish you had…if you wait for 90 percent, in most cases, you’re probably being slow." — Jeff Bezos”

“The man who chases two rabbits catches neither.” — Confucius”

“A new rule you should always follow is that whatever can be done under 5 minutes should be done now. You cannot delay the task for tomorrow. It must be done now.”

“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.” — Unknown”

“What you want to achieve. How you can go about achieving it. What timescale you set yourself. How you can measure your progress. How realistic your goal is.”

“The cold water doesn't get warmer if you jump late.”

“start asking yourself questions about how you can do the things you want to do. It will force your mind to find a way.”

“If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. Learn to delegate if you want to do great things and make a big impact. — John C. Maxwell”

“Two men visit a Zen master. The first man says: “I'm thinking of moving to this town. What's it like?” The Zen master asks: "What was your old town like?” The first man responds: “It was dreadful. Everyone was hateful. I hated it.” The Zen master says: “This town is very much the same.” The first man leaves and the second man comes in. The second man says: “I'm thinking of moving to this town. What's it like?” The Zen master asks: “What was your old town like?” The second man responds: “It was wonderful. Everyone was friendly and I was happy.” The Zen master says: “This town is very much the same.”

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.” — David Starr Jordan”

“I am an old man and have known many troubles, most of which never happened.” — Mark Twain”

“Identify 3 things you did yesterday that were completely useless.”

“All you have to do is list the following: What you want to achieve. How you can go about achieving it. What timescale you set yourself. How you can measure your progress. How realistic your goal is.”

“improvement”

“Have you ever sat down alone to think about what you are doing with your life, what things you’re doing that are not improving your life, and instead, making your life worse? If you do this simple daily exercise for 5-10 minutes every day, you will achieve fantastic clarity about your life.”

“If they don’t have what you want, don’t listen to what they say.” — Alex Hormozi”

“If you’re lazy, that’s a choice you make. If you’re unhappy, you can choose to be happy. If you procrastinate, that’s a bad habit you need to drop.”

“● If you don’t like your job, change it. ● If you don’t like your friends, change them. ●     If you don’t like your way of thinking, change it. ● If you don’t like your life, change it.”