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A lot of times I make people better by getting stupid, distracting, bureaucratic stuff off their desk. That's an incredibly easy way to make a senior person more productive.

— Gabe Newell

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✓Similar Perspectives

I'm older. There's some sort of seniority. As a matter of fact, the seniority ebbs as you get older.

— Meryl Streep

I'm used to being productive, ever since I was young.

— Robert Pozen

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.

— Tom Peters

I've been totally replaced by people who are superior. I was doing, like, 15 different things. It's very gratifying to watch your job done better.

— Jim McKelvey

The thing I love most about my job is watching people age backward, becoming more lively and energetic as they free themselves from situations that are toxic to their essential selves.

— Martha Beck

I have a great affinity for senior citizens.

— Bonnie Hunt

The best way to be productive is to have a great team. So I spend more time than most CEOs on human resources. That's 20 percent of my week.

— Kevin P. Ryan

For me, my role is about unleashing what people already have inside them that is maybe suppressed in most work environments.

— Tony Hsieh

I am so organized that it's dysfunctional. Everything has a place. I am a very visual person, so my environment is important to me. If my environment is messy, I can't think clearly. I don't like clutter. A clean desk is a clean mind for me.

— Alexa Von Tobel

✗Opposing Perspectives

I spend so much time with the brightest and most talented and well-rounded people. I've had the privilege of having long and very intellectual conversations with people, and sometimes I just sit there and listen. It's like a better version of a class. Even though I'm not sitting at a desk and in school, I'm still learning all the time.

— Hayden Panettiere