“ With gospel-centered productivity, peace comes first, not second. the mistake we often make is to make peace of mind the result of things we do rather than the source. Matt Perman
“ It’s amazing how someone’s IQ seems to double as soon as you give them responsibility and indicate you trust them. — Timothy Ferriss, The Four-Hour Workweek Matt Perman
“ Aimless, unproductive Christians contradict the creative, purposeful, powerful, merciful God we love. — John Piper, Don’t Waste Your Life Matt Perman
“ Superficial efficiency seems cheaper at first, but it costs more the long run, with the cost being pushed off onto someone other than the one who saves a few bucks. Matt Perman
“ The knowledge worker cannot be supervised closely or in detail. He must direct himself toward performance and contribution Matt Perman
“ We need to care about beauty and not just the utility of our products because people are not only rational but also emotional. We need to treat people as whole people. This means caring about purity a… Matt Perman
“ Technology, hardware, and capital can be copied easily. What can't be copied easily is the culture and human capacity that create those in the first place and does so in a way that engages not just fu… Matt Perman
“ The only way to be productive is to realize we don't HAVE TO be productive. Our goal is to PLEASE God, not APPEASE God. Matt Perman
“ We feel unfulfilled when there is a gap between what is most important to us, the realm of personal leadership, and what we are actually doing with our time, the realm of personal management. You are… Matt Perman
“ The curse of the fall didn't affect only manual work, as we often seem to think. Excessive ambiguity that prevent us from figuring out how to navigate is really a form of confusion. Overload is one of… Matt Perman
“ It is not loving to impose our own grid onto others. We need to understand their situation and their needs accurately, and this comes from listening to them, not coming in with our own assumptions. Matt Perman
