Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day

by Jake Knapp

Being more productive didn’t mean I was doing the most important work; it only meant I was reacting to other people’s priorities faster.

a simple framework for avoiding distractions, maintaining energy, and making more time.

something magic happens when you start the day with one high-priority goal.

Most to-dos are just reactions to other people’s priorities, not yours.

Anthropologists estimate that ancient humans “worked” only thirty hours a week.

What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while. —GRETCHEN RUBIN

It’s a cruel irony of modern life that we’re surrounded by people yet more isolated than ever.

Do not ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. —HOWARD THURMAN