When: The Scientific Secrets Of Perfect Timing Quotes
"What men daily do, not knowing what they do!" - William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
"Beneath the surface of our everyday life is a hidden pattern: crucial, unexpected, and revealing."
"These internal timekeepers play an essential role in proper functioning."
"Our moods and performance oscillate during the day."
"Something happens during the trough, which often emerges about seven hours after waking, that makes it far more perilous than any other time of the day."
"Taking a test in the afternoon without a break produces scores that are equivalent to spending less time in school each year and having parents with lower incomes and less education."
"Naps, research shows, confer two key benefits: They improve cognitive performance and they boost mental and physical health."
"Breaks are not a sign of sloth but a sign of strength."
"The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected." - Robert Frost
"In short, our moods and performance oscillate during the day. For most of us, mood follows a common pattern: a peak, a trough, and a rebound."
"Treating breaks as an essential component of an organization’s architecture—understanding breaks not as a softhearted concession but as a hardheaded solution."
"The science of timing now affirms what the Old World already understood: We should give ourselves a break."
"Make a list of the breaks you’re going to take."
"The most efficient nap is the nappuccino."
"Habitual nappers get more from their naps than infrequent nappers."
"Restorative breaks are effective in both combatting the trough and boosting your mood and performance."
"Pause like a pro and you might become one."
"Breaks and recess are not deviations from learning. They are part of learning."
"If you want kids to flourish, let them leave the classroom."
"Beginnings have a far greater impact than most of us understand."
"Beginnings, in fact, can matter to the end."
"The power of beginnings and aim to make a strong start."
"Temporal landmarks allow us to deliberate at a higher level and make better decisions."
"The best way to recover from a false start is to avoid one in the first place."
"For all the Sturm und Drang of phase one, your team probably hasn’t accomplished much yet. That was Gersick’s key insight."
"So use the midpoint—and the uh-oh effect it brings—to set direction and accelerate the pace."
"When team commitment to achieving a goal is high, it’s best to emphasize the work that remains."
"But when team commitment is low, it’s wiser to emphasize progress that has already been made even if it’s not massive."
"Figure out your own team’s commitment and move accordingly."
"Teams generally become less open to new ideas and solutions after the midpoint."
"However, they are also the most open to coaching."
"Brené Brown offers a wonderful definition of 'midlife.' She says it’s the period 'when the Universe grabs your shoulders and tells you ‘I’m not f—ing around, use the gifts you were given.'"
"Doing a few important things well is far more likely to propel you out of the slump than a dozen half-assed and half-finished projects are."
"The most fulfilling jobs share a common trait: They prod us to work at our highest level but in a way that we, not someone else, control."
"In the mathematics of midlife, sometimes subtraction is more powerful than addition."
"Your life may be more wonderful than you think."
"People who research self-compassion increasingly recommend practices like the following."
"Sometimes the best course of action is... inaction."
"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story."
"Each year, more than half a million people in America run a marathon."
"What compels these newbies to risk battered knees, twisted ankles, and the overconsumption of sports drinks?"
"Endings of all kinds—of experiences, projects, semesters, negotiations, stages of life—shape our behavior in four predictable ways."
"The motivating power of endings is one reason that deadlines are often, though not always, effective."
"Being able to sniff the finish line—whether it offers a hunk of cheese or a slice of meaning—can invigorate us to move faster."
"The primary age difference in time orientation concerns not the past but the present."
"As people move through life, they become increasingly aware that time is in some sense ‘running out.’"
"I’ve got some good news and some bad news."
"Given a choice, human beings prefer endings that elevate."
"The most powerful endings deliver poignancy because poignancy delivers significance."
"Read the last line. Read it again. Ponder it for a moment. Maybe even memorize it."
"If your answer to two or more of these is no, it might be time to craft an end."
"But some research indicates when your spouse might make the move."
"Four areas where you can create better endings."
"That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great."
"On a muggy February morning, as what passes for sunshine glints off giant billboards advertising 50 percent discounts on wedding clothes India’s largest city is coming to life."
"Group timing requires belongingness, which is enabled by codes, garb, and touch."
"Synchronizing makes us feel good—and feeling good helps a group’s wheels turn more smoothly."
"Coordinating and synchronizing with other people is a powerful way to lift your physical and psychological well-being."
"Once a group is operating in synch, members’ jobs aren’t done."
"Improvisational theater requires not just quick thinking but also great synching."
"Belongingness profoundly shapes our thoughts and emotions."
"Exercise is one of the few activities in life that is indisputably good for us."