The key to the success of the method of working in specific time segments is for you to plan your day in advance and schedule a fixed time period for a particular activity or task – Eat That Frog
Stop doing what you’re doing. In other words, take a break and assess what is working and what is not working. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Stop doing what is not working, and look for something new – Rich Dad Poor Dad
Each time you stop working, you break the cycle and move back along the curve to where every part of the task is more difficult and time consuming – Eat That Frog
Your “reference group” determines as much as 95 percent of your success or failure in life – The Compound Effect
Impatience makes you look weak – The 48 Laws of Power
Continually review your duties and responsibilities to identify time-consuming tasks and activities that you can abandon with no real loss. This is an ongoing responsibility for you that never ends – Eat That Frog
Powerful people judge everything by what it costs, not just in money but in time, dignity, and peace of mind – The 48 Laws of Power
Once you start tracking your life, your attention will be focused on the smallest things you’re doing right, as well as the smallest things you’re doing wrong. And when you choose to make even the smallest course corrections consistently, over time, you’ll begin to see amazing results – The Compound Effect
Self-interest is the lever that will move people. Once you make them see how you can in some way meet their needs or advance their cause, their resistance to your requests for help will magically fall away – The 48 Laws of Power
The way to develop self-confidence, he said, is to do the thing you fear to do and get a record of successful experiences behind you – How to Win Friends and Influence People
No, watching motivational videos all day long won’t help you reach your goals. But, performing daily consistent actions, sustained over a long period of time will. Staying calm and focusing on the one task in front of you every day will – Dopamine Detox
Whatever I want in life, I’ve found that the best way to get it is to focus my energy on giving to others – The Compound Effect
You yourself must learn to master your emotions, and never to be influenced by anger – The 48 Laws of Power
Who opens his mouth too much and puts himself at the mercy of the listener – The 48 Laws of Power
Very modest reductions in sleep amount within an individual, perhaps twenty- to sixty-minute differences between an employee who is honest, creative, innovate, collaborative, and productive and one who is not – Why We Sleep
For you to do something new, you must complete or stop doing something old – Eat That Frog
When you start your day with a few shots of dopamine triggered by your e-mail or IM bell going off, you find it extremely difficult to pay close attention to your important tasks for the rest of the day – Eat That Frog
If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution. Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness – The 48 Laws of Power
He found that sleep deprivation will diminish one form of these macrophages, called M1 cells, that otherwise help combat cancer. Yet sleep deprivation conversely boosts levels of an alternative form of macrophages, called M2 cells, which promote cancer growth. This combination helped explain the devastating carcinogenic effects seen in the mice when their sleep was disturbed – Why We Sleep
“If there is any one secret of success,” said Henry Ford, “it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.” How to Win Friends and Influence People
Losing your temper, you always make unfair and exaggerated accusations. A few such tirades and people are counting the days until you are gone – The 48 Laws of Power
Begin by clearing off your desk or workspace so that you have only one task in front of you. If necessary, put everything else on the floor or on a table behind you – Eat That Frog
The world is full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking, so the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage – How to Win Friends and Influence People
The powerful responses to niggling, petty annoyances and irritations are contempt and disdain. Never show that something has affected you, or that you are offended— that only shows you have acknowledged a problem. Contempt is a dish that is best served cold and without affectation – The 48 Laws of Power
Relax before bed. Don’t overschedule your day so that no time is left for unwinding. A relaxing activity, such as reading or listening to music, should be part of your bedtime ritual – Why We Sleep
Avoid the extreme ends of financial decisions – The Psychology of Money
If you like anything, be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise – How to Win Friends and Influence People
With the 12 Week Year, a year is now equivalent to 12 weeks, a month is now a week, and a week is now a day. When you look at it this way, the importance and power of each day becomes even greater – The 12 Week Year
One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not be done at all – Eat That Frog
Yet as long as the faintest mirage of choice flickers on, we rarely focus on the missing options. We “choose” to believe that the game is fair, and that we have our freedom. We prefer not to think too much about the depth of our liberty to choose – The 48 Laws of Power
People who take a long-term view of their lives and careers always seem to make much better decisions about their time and activities than people who give very little thought to the future – Eat That Frog
Develop a personal plan to prepare yourself to do your most important tasks in an excellent fashion. Focus on those areas where you have special talents and that you most enjoy. This is the key to unlocking your personal potential – Eat That Frog
Talk in terms of the other person’s interests –How to Win Friends and Influence People
It is also well to avoid correcting people’s mistakes in conversation, however good your intentions may be; for it is easy to offend people, and difficult, if not impossible to mend them – The 48 Laws of Power
Most people want everyone else in the world to change but themselves. Let me tell you, it’s easier to change yourself than everyone else – Rich Dad Poor Dad
I’ve met and worked with many great achievers, CEOs, and “superstars,” and I can tell you they all share one common trait— they all have good habits – The Compound Effect
While you are still figuring out your career, you should keep the aperture of your life wide open – How Will You Measure Your Life
The good news is that the faster you move, the more energy you have. The faster you move, the more you get done and the more effective you feel. The faster you move, the more experience you get and the more you learn. The faster you move, the more competent and capable you become at your work – Eat That Frog
Never be so self-absorbed as to believe that the master is interested in your criticisms of him, no matter how accurate they are – The 48 Laws of Power
You must be careful, then: Learn to demonstrate the correctness of your ideas indirectly- The 48 Laws of Power
No matter what you may have heard or read in the popular media, there is no scientific evidence we have suggesting that a drug, a device, or any amount of psychological willpower can replace sleep – Why We Sleep
Refuse to allow a weakness or a lack of ability in any area to hold you back. Everything is learnable. And what others have learned, you can learn as well – Eat That Frog
Happiness, as it’s said, is just results minus expectations – The Psychology of Money
Choose to not let the next five years be a continuum of the last. Choose to change your life, once and for all – The Compound Effect
You know by now that saying you’re ready to make the necessary changes and actually making them isn’t the same thing. To get different results, you’re going to have to do things differently and choose to Be The Exception – The Compound Effect
Think about your goals and review them daily. Every morning when you begin, take action on the most important task you can accomplish to achieve your most important goal at the moment – Eat That Frog
Take a look at your relationships. Make sure you’re not spending three hours with a three-minute person – The Compound Effect
After an Internet interruption, it takes about seventeen minutes for you to shift your total attention back to your task and continue working – Eat That Frog
A strategy—whether in companies or in life—is created through hundreds of everyday decisions about how you spend your time, energy, and money. With every moment of your time, every decision about how you spend your energy and your money, you are making a statement about what really matters to you – How Will You Measure Your Life
First, recognize troublemakers by their overbearing presence, or by their complaining nature. Once you spot them do not try to reform them or appease them— that will only make things worse. Do not attack them, whether directly or indirectly, for they are poisonous in nature and will work underground to destroy you. Do as the Athenians did: Banish them before it is too late. Separate them from the group before they become the eye of a whirlpool – The 48 Laws of Power
Maybe you can’t improve your execution from 45 to 85 percent in one week, but you can move from 45 to 55 or 60 percent – The 12 Week Year
You’ll only find your true limit when you go to fallure, not failure. Commitments by definition demand you “go to fallure, not failure – The 12 Week Year
Once you start your most important task, discipline yourself to persevere without diversion or distraction until it is 100 percent complete. See it as a test to determine whether you are the kind of person who can make a decision to complete something and then carry it out. Once you begin, refuse to stop until the job is finished – Eat That Frog
Only the weak rest on their laurels and dote on past triumphs; in the game of power there is never time to rest – The 48 Laws of Power
Going to bed and waking up at the same time of day no matter what is perhaps the single most effective way of helping improve your sleep, even though it involves the use of an alarm clock – Why We Sleep
If you live with the intentionality of effective time use, you will become a more effective leader of those around you, and you will build your business and personal success at a faster rate – The 12 Week Year
It’s likely that, if you wore such a device, you would find out that on the nights you slept more you ate less food the next day, and of a healthy kind; felt brighter, happier, and more positive; had better relationship interactions; and accomplished more in less time at work. Moreover, you would discover that during months of the year when you were averaging more sleep, you were sick less; your weight, blood pressure, and medication use were all lower; and your relationship or marriage satisfaction were better- Why We Sleep
Create and maintain a compelling vision of the future that you want even more than you desire your own short- term comfort, and then aligning your shorter term goals and plans, with that long- term vision – The 12 Week Year
