Quotes related to Ephesians 5:15-16
Remember: Deadlines, not dreadlines.
— Jason Fried
Later is where excuses live. Later is where good intentions go to die. Later is a broken back and a bent spirit. Later says "all-nighters are temporary until we've got this figured out." Unlikely. Make the change now.
— Jason Fried
The scarcity of such face time in remote working situations makes it seem that much more valuable. And as a result, something interesting happens: people don't waste the time. An awareness of scarcity makes them use it wisely.
— Jason Fried
If you still want people in the office every day, change that requirement to every afternoon instead. Then let your troops have their mornings to themselves.
— Jason Fried
You rarely regret saying no. But you often wind up regretting saying yes.
— Jason Fried
You have to be able to improvise. You have to be able to pick up opportunities that come along.
— Jason Fried
If you want to do something, you've got to do it now. You can't put it on a shelf and wait two months to get around to it. You can't just say you'll do it later. Later, you won't be pumped up about it anymore.
— Jason Fried
The problem comes when you postpone decisions in the hope that a perfect answer will come to you later. It won't. You're as likely to make a great call today as you are tomorrow.
— Jason Fried
So start chopping. Getting to great starts by cutting out stuff that's merely good.
— Jason Fried
What do you gain if you ban employees from, say, visiting a social-networking site or watching YouTube while at work? You gain nothing. That time doesn't magically convert to work. They'll just find some other diversion.
— Jason Fried
I don't need time. What I need is a deadline.
— Duke Ellington
They belonged to the vast group of human automata who go through life without neglecting to perform a single one of the gestures executed by the surrounding puppets.
— Edith Wharton