Sam Altman on Time Management Quotes

"I try to spend my time with people who challenge me."

"I try to do the most important thing first every day."

"I think the most successful people are the ones who are the most focused."

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

"I try to arrange my life so that I have as little 'overhead' as possible."

"I think it is very important to have blocks of time where you can just think."

"Speed is a huge competitive advantage."

"I try to be very disciplined about my time."

"I try to be very intentional about how I spend my time."

"I try to stay focused on the long term."

"I don't waste time on things that I'm not going to be great at."

"Focus is a force multiplier on work."

"I think people are generally too slow to make decisions."

"Compound growth in your own career is what you should be looking for."

"I try to have as few meetings as possible."

"The best way to save time is to say no to things that don't matter."

"I use physical lists for what I want to get done each day."

"I try to avoid things that make me unhappy or bored."

"Productivity in the wrong direction is not worth anything."

"It is better to do one thing perfectly than ten things poorly."

"I think most people underestimate how much they can get done in a day if they really focus."

"If you work on the wrong thing, it doesn't matter how hard you work."

"The best productivity hack is to say no."

"I think the most important thing is to be very clear about what your goals are."

"I think it is important to have a sense of urgency."

"You want to be 'fairly' busy, but not 'insanely' busy."

"I am a big believer in lists."

"The most important thing is to be sure you are working on the right thing."

"Most people waste most of their time on things that don’t matter."

"I try to automate or delegate as much of my life as possible."

"Most people are very good at being busy and very bad at being productive."

"I think it is important to be able to work very hard for long periods of time."

"Delegation is the only way to scale."