This document contains a collection of inspirational productivity quotes by various individuals. Some of the key ideas expressed are: - Productivity comes from providing tools for people to do their best work, not mandates (Steve Jobs) - Being productive requires mastering your use of time throughout the day (Crystal Paine) - You must take action to achieve things rather than just thinking about them (Ray Bradbury, Bruce Lee) - Regular breaks from mental tasks improve creativity and productivity compared to skipping breaks (Tom Rath)

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P R O D U C T I V I T Y Q U OT E S

2. You cannot mandate
productivity; you must provide
the tools to let people
become their best.
Steve Jobs

3. If you want to be more
productive, you need to
become master of your
minutes.
Crystal Paine

4. You can’t try to do
things, you must simply
do them.
Ray Bradbury

5. In motivating people, you’ve got to
engage their minds and their
hearts. I motivate people, I hope,
by example – and perhaps by
excitement, by having productive
ideas to make others feel involved.
Rupert Murdock

6. If you spend too much time
thinking about a thing,
you’ll never get it done.
Bruce Lee

7. Focus on being
productive instead of
busy.
Timothy Ferriss

8. Productivity is being able
to do things that you were
never able to do before.
Franz Kafka

9. Productivity is never an
accident. It is always the result
of a commitment to excellence,
intelligence planning and
focused effort.
Paul Meyer

10. If we boost productivity,
we can improve
economic growth.
Tony Abbott

11. People who feel good about
themselves produce good
results.
Ken Blanchard

12. I have always lived my life by
making lists: lists of people to
call, lists of ideas, lists of
companies to set up, lists of
people who can make things
happen. Each day I work
through these lists, and that
sequence of calls moves me
forward.
Richard Branson

13. The simple act of paying
positive attention to people
has a great deal to do with
productivity.
Tom Peters

14. The least productive people
are usually the ones who are
most in favor of holding
meetings.
Thomas Sowell

15. Productivity is not just
about doing more. It is
about creating more
impact with less work.
Prerna Malik

16. Don’t worry about breaks every 20
minutes ruining your focus on a task.
Contrary to what I might have
guessed, taking regular breaks from
mental tasks actually improves your
creativity and productivity. Skipping
breaks, on the other hand, leads to
stress and fatigue.
Tom Rath

17. Try not to become a person
of success, but rather try to
become a person of value.
Albert Einstein

18. Nothing will work
unless you do.
John Wooden

19. Understanding your
employee’s perspective can go
a long way towards increasing
productivity and happiness.
Kathryn Minshew

20. If you are interested in balancing
work and pleasure, stop trying to
balance them. Instead make
your work more pleasurable.
Donald Trump

21. Amateurs sit and wait for
inspiration, the rest of us
just get up and go to work.
Stephen King

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