I try to write in the mornings, as soon as I'm up and caffeinated, and to stay in the chair as long as I can be productive.
As a writer, I've always been somebody who's been productive and hustled hard.
It's hard not to take it personally when being wait-listed, passed over for a promotion, or losing a client to a competitor. But while feeling aggrieved may be an understandable reaction, it's not productive - it's not a good use of the experience.
Once you get into the habit of work, you can be more productive in the things you want to do.
When I was 25, Abba was formed. After Abba I made three solo albums. Maybe I have been productive enough.
I am not in competition with anybody; I just want to be productive.
Population growth is straining the Earth's resources to the breaking point, and educating girls is the single most important factor in stabilizing that. That, plus helping women gain political and economic power and safeguarding their reproductive rights.
I still believe Emmitt has enough left in the tank to be a productive back over the next couple of seasons.
Most high-income people in our country do not realize that their incomes are being subsidized by their protection from competition from highly skilled people who are prevented from immigrating to the United States. But we need such skills in order to staff our productive economy, so that the standard of living for Americans as a whole can grow.
Our national purpose, not our party differences, must define the American Brand. We must change the conversation from one centered around what defines our differences to one that hangs a lantern on what binds us, supports our collective well being and makes us all stronger and more productive as a result.
