Paul Graham on Priorities Quotes

"The most dangerous way to lose your time is not to spend it having fun, but to spend it doing fake work."

"Relentlessly prune bullshit."

"You have to be careful what you let into your head."

"You have to be ruthless about not doing things that don't matter."

"You can't do everything. You have to pick the one thing that matters most and do it well."

"Startups don't win by being better, they win by being faster and more focused."

"The most important decision you make is what to work on."

"If you want to do good work, you need to have the right things at the top of your mind."

"The key to productivity is to have a long-term goal and a short-term focus."

"The hardest part of any task is often just deciding to do it."

"The most successful founders are the ones who are most obsessed with their product."

"Success comes from focusing on the right things, not from doing everything."

"Avoid things that are mere 'theater' of work."

"If you have a choice of what to work on, work on the thing that's the most important."

"The biggest waste of time is doing something well that didn't need to be done at all."

"The most important thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."

"Your time is limited, so spend it on the things that matter most."

"The problem with distractions is not that they take time, but that they take over the top of your mind."

"You have to be willing to say no to almost everything."

"The most important thing for a startup is to focus on growth."

"The most important thing to do is to get the product right."

"The way to get big things done is to make them the only thing you do."

"Don't get bogged down in administrative tasks."

"The best way to stay focused is to work on something you're passionate about."

"Distraction is the enemy of great work."

"You should always be working on the most important problem you have."

"Focus on the things that only you can do."

"If you want to do something great, you have to be willing to ignore a lot of other things."

"Don't spend time on things that don't create value."

"The best way to manage your time is to have a single, clear priority."

"Don't let other people's priorities become your own."

"The best way to increase your focus is to decrease your options."

"Prioritize the work that only you can do, and delegate or ignore the rest."