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title: "5 Busy Effective Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [It's possible to be busy but not effective. Everyone's often busy, but few are effective. The effective are, the successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-w-griffin/it-s-possible-to-be-busy-but-not-effective-everyone-s-often-busy-but/)

[Kenneth W Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-w-griffin/)

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> [It is possible to be busy-very busy-without being very effective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-covey/it-is-possible-to-be-busy-very-busy-without-being-very-effective/)

[Stephen Covey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-covey/)

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> [Understand the difference between being busy and being effective,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikkie/understand-the-difference-between-being-busy-and-being-effective/)

[Nikkie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikkie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/nikkie-1657_learning_understand-the-difference-between-being_2060487.jpg)

> [Life can so easily, suck you into preoccupations and chaos. Daily, it becomes easier than the day before to become consumed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-w-griffin/life-can-so-easily-suck-you-into-preoccupations-and-chaos-daily-it/)

[Kenneth W Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-w-griffin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5d/kenneth-w-griffin-29703_accomplishment_life-can-so-easily-suck-you-into-preoccu_2262476.jpg)

> [It's incredibly easy to get caught up in an activity trap, in the busy-ness of life, to work harder and harder at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-covey/it-s-incredibly-easy-to-get-caught-up-in-an-activity-trap-in-the-busy/)

[Stephen Covey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-covey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/481/stephen-covey-339_activity_it-s-incredibly-easy-to-get-caught-up-in_2657118.png)

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