Quotes about Work
In fact, for many, the hybrid approach is the right place to start. 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. You may be surprised to find out more work gets done this way.
— Jason Fried
Most fears that have to do with people working remotely stem from a lack of trust.
— Jason Fried
They even create crises. They don't look for ways to be more efficient because they actually like working overtime. They enjoy feeling like heroes.
— Jason Fried
Get the chisel out and start making something real. Anything else is just a distraction.
— Jason Fried
The number one counter to distractions is interesting, fulfilling work.
— Jason Fried
Third, show them work often. This is the best way to chip away at a client's natural situational anxiety. Look, they're paying you big bucks for your work, and it's totally natural for them to begin feeling anxious the moment they send you the deposit. So show them what they're paying for.
— Jason Fried
The new luxury is the luxury of freedom and time. Once you've had a taste of that life, no corner office or fancy chef will be able to drag you back.
— Jason Fried
Long commutes make you fat, stressed, and miserable. Even short commutes stab at your happiness. According
— Jason Fried
The new luxury is to shed the shackles of deferred living—to pursue your passions now, while you're still working.
— Jason Fried
God gave him a work to do. He commissioned him to be a watchman on the walls.
— David Jeremiah
He had begun too late to subject himself to the persistent mortification of spirit and flesh which is a condition of the average business life...
— Edith Wharton
The perceived meaninglessness of work is often part of depression. It usually, however, is a sign of depression rather than a cause. Death.
— Edward Welch