It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work

by Jason Fried

Goals are fake. Nearly all of them are artificial targets set for the sake of setting targets.

Leave a lasting impression with the people you touch and worry less (or not at all!) about changing the world. Chances are, you won’t, and if you do, it’s not going to be because you said you would.

NO PAIN, NO GAIN! looks good on a poster at the gym, but work and working out aren’t the same. And, frankly, you don’t need to hurt yourself to get healthier, either.

It’s sad to think that some people crave a commute because it’s the only time during the day they have to themselves.

Modern-day offices have become interruption factories.

The quickest way to disappointment is to set unreasonable expectations.

Chat puts conversations on conveyor belts that are perpetually moving away from you. If you’re not at your station when the conversation rolls by, you’ll never get a chance to put in your two cents.

Culture isn’t what you intend it to be. It’s not what you hope or aspire for it to be. It’s what you do. So do better.

Later is where good intentions go to die.

attempting to be indiscriminately great at everything is a foolish waste of energy.

The only way to get more done is to have less to do. Saying no is the only way to claw back time.

Happiness is shipping: finishing good work, sending it off, and then moving on to the next idea.

Knowing what you’ll say no to is better than knowing what you’ll say yes to.