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> [“Am I desiring and seeking the temporal and eternal good of my neighbor with the same zeal, ingenuity and perseverance that I seek my own? — John Piper”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/am-i-desiring-and-seeking-the-temporal-and-eternal-good-of-my/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

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## More by Matt Perman

> [“The ideas that move industries forward are not the result of tremendous creative insight but rather of masterful stewardship.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/the-ideas-that-move-industries-forward-are-not-the-result-of/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“The knowledge worker cannot be supervised closely or in detail. He can only be helped. But he must direct himself, and he must direct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/the-knowledge-worker-cannot-be-supervised-closely-or-in-detail-he-can/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“One of the best places for efficiency is being efficient with things so that you can be effective with people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/one-of-the-best-places-for-efficiency-is-being-efficient-with-things/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“the foundation of effectiveness is not first techniques or tools, but character.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/the-foundation-of-effectiveness-is-not-first-techniques-or-tools-but/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“You are everywhere commanded to be tender and sympathetic, diligent and useful.”\*”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/you-are-everywhere-commanded-to-be-tender-and-sympathetic-diligent/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“Generosity is at the heart of true productivity in all areas of life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/generosity-is-at-the-heart-of-true-productivity-in-all-areas-of-life/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“Researchers have found that whenever most systems —such as airports, freeways, and other such things —exceed about 90 percent capacity, efficiency drops massively. Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/researchers-have-found-that-whenever-most-systems-such-as-airports/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“Every Christian must be fully Christian by bringing God into his whole life, not merely into some spiritual realm. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/every-christian-must-be-fully-christian-by-bringing-god-into-his/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [ “No man has a right to be idle. . . . \[W\]here is it that in such a world as this, health, and leisure,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/no-man-has-a-right-to-be-idle-w-here-is-it-that-in-such-a-world-as/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“If we use deadlines and the efficiency paradigm for managing ambiguity, we often kill productivity rather than encourage it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/if-we-use-deadlines-and-the-efficiency-paradigm-for-managing/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“Competence is doing what you need to do. Excellence is knowing what you’re supposed to do, getting it on autopilot, and going beyond.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/competence-is-doing-what-you-need-to-do-excellence-is-knowing-what/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“Am I desiring and seeking the temporal and eternal good of my neighbor with the same zeal, ingenuity and perseverance that I seek my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/am-i-desiring-and-seeking-the-temporal-and-eternal-good-of-my/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“We are most productive not when we seek to tightly control ourselves but when we seek to unleash ourselves. Productivity comes from engagement, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/we-are-most-productive-not-when-we-seek-to-tightly-control-ourselves/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“Efficiency doesn’t matter if you are doing the wrong things in the first place.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/efficiency-doesn-t-matter-if-you-are-doing-the-wrong-things-in-the/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

> [“While efficiency is important, it is secondary. More important than efficiency is effectiveness — getting the right things done. Efficiency doesn’t matter if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/while-efficiency-is-important-it-is-secondary-more-important-than/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

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