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The Little Book of Big Management Wisdom
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The Little Book of Big Management Wisdom

by Dr. James McGrath
August 2017
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
4h 30m
English
Pearson Business
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QUOTATION 20

THOMAS EDISON ON SAVING TIME

Use this to help you manage your time and achieve your objectives.

Thomas Edison (1847–1931) patented over 1,000 inventions in his lifetime. Even though many of these were actually developed by his workers, he was the driving creative force behind them. There is no way he could have achieved so much in his 84 years if he’d wasted time.

One cannot buy, rent or hire more time. The supply of time is totally inelastic. No matter how high the demand, the supply will not go up.

Thomas Edison

One way to get ahead is to work when you’re supposed to, play when you’re supposed to and not mix the two.

WHAT TO DO

  • Learn to say no. Don’t allow people to steal your time. Don’t allow colleagues to swallow ...
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