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title: "4 Productive Thing Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Productive Thing quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Productive Thing sayings and thoughts."
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> [“productivity meetings were just about the least productive thing ever devised by middle management, and that was saying plenty. Those corporate frat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-chercover/productivity-meetings-were-just-about-the-least-productive-thing-ever/)

[Sean Chercover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-chercover/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/sean-chercover-15822_management_productivity-meetings-were-just-about-th_733783.jpg)

> [“Being busy and being productive are not the same thing. I was living proof of that for two years.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nitin-tyagi/being-busy-and-being-productive-are-not-the-same-thing-i-was-living/)

[Nitin Tyagi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nitin-tyagi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/nitin-tyagi-266673_inspirational-quote_being-busy-and-being-productive-are-not_1764503.jpg)

> [It's very easy to confuse confident motion with being productive - and they're not the same thing. Productive to me means measurable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-ferriss/it-s-very-easy-to-confuse-confident-motion-with-being-productive-and/)

[Tim Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-ferriss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/tim-ferriss-1877_apply_it-s-very-easy-to-confuse-confident-moti_1870839.jpg)

> [I think the most productive thing to do during times of change is to be your best self, not the best version…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/i-think-the-most-productive-thing-to-do-during-times-of-change-is-to/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/seth-godin-152_best-self_i-think-the-most-productive-thing-to-do_2014928.png)

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