Time Quote by Timothy Ferriss

Efficiency is intelligent laziness.

— David Dunham

I try to motivate people and align our individual incentives with organizational incentives. And then let people do their best.

— John Liu

“Intrinsic motivation is of great importance for all economic activities. It is inconceivable that people are motivated solely or even mainly by external incentives.”

— Daniel H. Pink

“Amabile goes on to observe that “The more complex the activity, the more it’s hurt by extrinsic reward.” Interestingly, the studies suggest that flat…

— Eric S. Raymond

When emulation leads us to strive for self-elevation by merit alone, and not by belittling another, then it is one of the grandest possible…

— Samuel Johnson

When you rely on incentives, you undermine virtues. Then when you discover that you actually need people who want to do the right thing,…

— Barry Schwartz

“We have only minimal control over the rewards for our work and effort—other people’s validation, recognition, rewards. So what are we going to do?…

— Ryan Holiday

“influencing behavior by reducing the effort required to perform an action is more effective than increasing someone’s desire to do it. Make your product…

— Nir Eyal

“The best productivity tool is - delegate!”

— Anonymous

Making wise decisions requires more than incentives. It requires wisdom.

— James Taranto

“Slackless organizations tend to be authoritarian. When efficiency is the principal goal, decision making can't be distributed. It has to be in the hands…

— Tom DeMarco

“When people are given challenging responsibilities, autonomy to control their outputs, participation in decision making, and visible and valuable recognition, it meets virtually all…

— Dave Ulrich