Make Time Quotes

“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”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“It’s a cruel irony of modern life that we’re surrounded by people yet more isolated than ever.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Meditation is also exercise for your brain.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Meditation is just a breather for your brain.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Make Time no es un método para ser más productivo. No trata de cómo realizar más tareas, de cómo terminarlas más rápido o de cómo externalizar tu vida.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: Cómo enfocarte en lo que importa cada día

“My phone used to call to me from my pocket the way the Ring called to Bilbo Baggins. The second I felt even the slightest twinge of boredom, my phone would appear in the palm of my hand as if by magic.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“check out Rapt by Winifred Gallagher.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Respond slowly to emails, chats, texts, and other messages. Let hours, days, and sometimes weeks go by before you get back to people. This may sound like a total jerk move. It’s not. [...]

Online, anyone can contact you, not just the highly relevant people in your physical vicinity. They have questions about their priorities—not yours—when it’s convenient for them—not you. Every time you check your email or another message service, you’re basically saying, “Does any random person need my time right now?” And if you respond right away, you’re sending another signal both to them and to yourself: “I’ll stop what I’m doing to put other people’s priorities ahead of mine no matter who they are or what they want.”

Spelled out, this sounds insane. But instant-response insanity is our culture’s default behavior. [...]

You can change this absurd default. You can check your inbox rarely and let messages pile up till you get around to answering them in a batch. You can respond slowly to make more time for Laser mode, and if you’re worried about coming off like a jerk, remind yourself that being focused and present will make you more valuable as a colleague and friend, not less.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“I liked the idea and I knew all about JZ’s freakish devotion to micromanaging his calendar, so I gave it a shot. Rather than using my calendar or a journal, I used an approach recommended by Cal Newport in Deep Work: writing my schedule on a piece of blank paper, then replanning throughout the day as things change and evolve, like this: It worked. The constant redesigning gave me a handle on how I was spending my time, showed me when my best writing time was, and helped me establish a routine.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“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.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“إن الدخول في وضع التركيز التام هو نصف المعركة فقط، إذ عليك أن تحافظ على توجيه تركيزك وانتباهك على هدفك.”
― Jake Knapp, ‫اصنع وقتا أكثر من المتاح: أن يكون يومك أكثر من 24 ساعة‬

“إن تحويل تركيزك إلى شيء يدرك عقلك أنه مهمة قابلة للأداء والإتمام سيخلق زيادة حقيقية في الطاقة الإيجابية، والتوجيه، والتحفيز”
― Jake Knapp, ‫اصنع وقتا أكثر من المتاح: أن يكون يومك أكثر من 24 ساعة‬

“أفضل طريقة للتخلص من الالتزامات منخفضة الأهمية هي ألا تقبلها في المقام الأول.”
― Jake Knapp, ‫اصنع وقتا أكثر من المتاح: أن يكون يومك أكثر من 24 ساعة‬

“كلنا نحاول أن نقول «نعم» لمن يطلب الاجتماع بنا لأن هذا هو الإعداد الافتراضي السائد في كل ثقافة المكاتب. ولكن لا تفترض أن هناك سببًا وجيهًا وراء مدة كل اجتماع أو وقت ظهوره في جدول مواعيدك أو حتى سبب دعوتك إليه. فجداول المواعيد المكتبية لا تصمَّم وفقًا لتصميم مبهر، إنما تتشكل طبيعيًّا مثل الطحالب التي تتجمع على سطح بحيرة؛ لذا، لا بأس من تنظيفها وترتيبها.”
― Jake Knapp, ‫اصنع وقتا أكثر من المتاح: أن يكون يومك أكثر من 24 ساعة‬

“«أنا لست جيدًا بما فيه الكفاية بعد، ولكنني سأصبح كذلك حينما أصل إلى هدفي.».”
― Jake Knapp, ‫اصنع وقتا أكثر من المتاح: أن يكون يومك أكثر من 24 ساعة‬

“الحياة تعني أكثر بكثير من مجرد زيادة سرعتها - المهاتما غاندي”
― Jake Knapp, ‫اصنع وقتا أكثر من المتاح: أن يكون يومك أكثر من 24 ساعة‬

“Puedes tomar las riendas con tan solo unos pequeños cambios. Si reduces unas cuantas distracciones, si aumentas solo un poco la energía física y mental, y si centras la atención en un solo punto luminoso, un día sin emociones puede convertirse en un día extraordinario.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: Cómo enfocarte en lo que importa cada día

“«Oye, Siri,1 cada día a las nueve de la mañana, recuérdame que elija una Prioridad» y «Cada día a las nueve de la noche, recuérdame que tome notas de cómo me ha ido el día».”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: Cómo enfocarte en lo que importa cada día

“Cuando no estés seguro de dónde empezar, intenta fragmentar tu Prioridad en un listado de tareas pequeñas y fáciles de realizar.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: Cómo enfocarte en lo que importa cada día

“Highlights on your to-do list, email, or calendar—look for projects that are time-sensitive, important, and medium-size (in other words, they don’t take ten minutes but don’t take ten hours, either).”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“I’m not good enough yet, but I will be when I reach my goal.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Finally, before going to bed, you’ll take a few notes.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“When you have one ambitious but achievable goal, at the end of the day, you’re done.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“I created lists of one-year, three-year, five-year, and ten-year goals, which I asked my girlfriend to review and discuss with me.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“The best tactics are the ones that fit into your day. They’re not something you force yourself to do; they’re just something you do.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“The “Everyday” Mindset”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“when it comes to Make Time. Don’t even try to do it perfectly—there’s no such thing! But there’s also no way to screw it up. And you won’t have to start over if you “fall off the wagon,” because each day is a clean slate.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“The Make Time Tactics: Pick, Test, Repeat”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Highlight, and what brought you joy in the day.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“You’ll decide which tactics you want to continue and which ones you want to refine or drop.2 And you’ll think back on your energy level,”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day