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John D Rockefeller approached Productivity from first principles, cutting through assumptions to reveal fundamental truths. This archive captures that thinking, giving you access to frameworks you can build on. Every quote is sourced and contextualized, allowing you to understand their reasoning. Use this when you need to think clearly about Productivity without inheriting broken mental models.
"I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own."
"I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure."
"A man has no right to occupy another man's time unnecessarily."
Source: Book: Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
"Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people."
"Every day that you do not start your day with a plan is a day that you have lost."
"He who works all day has no time to make money."
"Every waste must be eliminated to achieve true economy."
"I attribute my success to my habit of keeping a little ledger in which I recorded every penny received and every penny spent."
"I was always a great believer in the value of the small detail."
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