Make Time Quotes

“algo mágico sucede cuando empiezas el día con un objetivo de alta prioridad.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: Cómo enfocarte en lo que importa cada día

“ser productivo no significaba que estaba haciendo el trabajo más importante; solo significaba que estaba reaccionando a las prioridades de los demás con más rapidez.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: Cómo enfocarte en lo que importa cada día

“To-do lists just perpetuate the feeling of "unfinishedness" that dogs modern life.”
― Jake Knapp;John Zeratsky, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Studies have shown that caffeine naps improve cognitive and memory performance more than coffee or a nap alone does.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“The point is that just because we can eat all the time, that doesn’t mean we should. Even though we’re lucky enough to live in a world of abundant food, our bodies are still the same as Urk’s, evolved to survive and thrive in a world where food was scarce.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Today’s constant noise and distractions are a disaster for your energy and your attention span. We’ll show you easy ways to find moments of quiet, like taking a break without screens and leaving your headphones at home.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Over the centuries, we switched from wood to fossil fuel. We mastered steam and electricity. Then, during the last couple of centuries, things went bonkers. We created factories. We developed the television and then became obsessed with it, changing our sleep schedules to fit in daily TV time. We invented the home computer, the Internet, and the smartphone. Each time, we wrapped our lives around the new invention. Each time, there was no going back.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Compared with the life of a hunter-gatherer, farm work and village life sucked. Leisure time plummeted. Violence and disease skyrocketed. Unfortunately, there was no going back.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Anthropologists estimate that ancient humans “worked” only thirty hours a week. They lived and worked in tight-knit communities in which face-to-face communication was the only option. And of course they got plenty of sleep, going to bed when it was dark and rising with the sun.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“The Internet is home to many a treatise about the Best This or the Cool New Way to Do That.16 But this obsession with tools is misguided. Unless you’re a carpenter, a mechanic, or a surgeon, choosing the perfect tool is usually a distraction, yet another way to stay busy instead of doing the work you want to be doing.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Logging out wasn’t enough of a speed bump for my distractible brain, so I supercharged this tactic by changing my passwords to something crazy, annoying to type, and impossible to remember. Personally, I like e$yQK@iYu, but that’s just me. I store my passwords in a password manager app so that I can sign in if necessary, but it’s intentionally a hassle. Remember, adding friction is the key to avoiding Infinity Pools and staying in Laser mode.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Of course, a distraction-free phone isn’t for everyone. To some, the idea of a smartphone without social media, Web browsers, and email sounds nuts, and we’re willing to admit that some people might have better self-control than we do.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“A distraction-free phone restores a feeling of quiet throughout my day. The slower pace of attention is not only helpful when I’m trying to get into Laser mode; it’s also just a more pleasant way to spend time.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Part of the reason we’re all so hooked on distractions is that everybody else is, too. It’s the fear of missing out—FOMO—and we’ve all got it. How will we make small talk if we haven’t seen the latest HBO series, or read the latest Trump tweets, or studied the cool features of the brand-new iPhone? Everybody else is doing it, and we don’t want to get left behind.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Apple reports that people unlock their iPhones an average of 80 times per day, and a 2016 study by customer-research firm Dscout found that people touched their phones an average of 2,617 times per day. Distracted has become the new default.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Another lesson from our design sprints was that we got more done when we banned devices. Since we set the rules, we were able to prohibit laptops and smartphones, and the difference was phenomenal.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“It’s tempting to try catching up by sleeping late,”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day

“No recordamos los días, recordamos los momentos. —CESARE PAVESE”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: Cómo enfocarte en lo que importa cada día

“Em muitos aspectos, a agenda de Graham era típica de um gerente corporativo. Todos os seus dias eram recheados de reuniões. Mas havia algo de inusitado: entre seis e onze da manhã, todo dia, Graham agendava tempo consigo mesmo. "Esse é o meu tempo.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“As melhores táticas são as que se encaixam no seu dia. Não são algo que você precisa se forçar a fazer, mas simplesmente algo que faz.”
― Jake Knapp, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day