Jason Fried quotes are thought-provoking, memorable and inspiring. From views on society and politics to thoughts on love and life, Jason Fried has a lot to say. In this list we present the 21 best Jason Fried quotes, in no particular order. Let yourself get inspired!
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Jason Fried quotes
What you do is what matters, not what you think or say or plan.
— Jason Fried, Rework
It’s like when you’re on hold and a recorded voice comes on telling you how much the company values you as a customer. Really? Then maybe you should hire some more support people so I don’t have to wait thirty minutes to get help.
— Jason Fried, Rework
There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.
— Jason Fried
Don’t make up problems you don’t have yet. It’s not a problem until it’s a real problem. Most of the things you worry about never happen anyway.The decisions you make today don’t need to last forever. If circumstances change, your decisions CAN change. Decisions are temporary.Pay attention to today and worry about later when it gets here. Otherwise, you’ll waste energy, time and money fixating on problems that may never materialize.”~ An excerpt from the awesome book, “Rework
— Jason Fried
Obscurity is a good thing. You can fail in obscurity. It removes the fear of failure.
— Jason Fried
It won’t be as easy, but lots of things that are worth doing aren’t easy. It just takes commitment, discipline, and, most important, faith that it’s all going to work out.
— Jason Fried, Remote: Office Not Required
Problems can usually be solved with simple, mundane solutions. That means there’s no glamorous work. You don’t get to show off your amazing skills. You just build something that gets the job done and then move on. This approach may not earn you oohs and aahs, but it lets you get on with it.
— Jason Fried
When you don’t know what you believe, everything becomes an argument. Everything is debatable. But when you stand for something, decisions are obvious.
— Jason Fried, Rework
It’s a lot harder to pull your head up and ask why.
— Jason Fried, Rework
It’s a beautiful way to put it: Leave the poetry in what you make. When something becomes too polished, it loses its soul. It seems robotic.
— Jason Fried, Rework
What do you gain if you ban employees from, say, visiting a social-networking site or watching YouTube while at work? You gain nothing. That time doesn’t magically convert to work. They’ll just find some other diversion.
— Jason Fried
Think about it this way: If you had to launch your business in two weeks, what would you cut out?
— Jason Fried, ReWork
The problem with abstractions (like reports and documents) is that they create illusions of agreement. A hundred people can read the same words, but in their heads, they’re imagining a hundred different things.
— Jason Fried, ReWork
Don’t be insecure about aiming to be a small business. Anyone who runs a business that’s sustainable and profitable, whether it’s big or small, should be
— Jason Fried
If you are trying to decide among a few people to fill a position hire the best writer. it doesn’t matter if the person is marketer, salesperson, designer, programmer, or whatever, their writing skills will pay off. That’s because being a good writer is about more than writing clear writing. Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking. great writers know how to communicate. they make things easy to understand. they can put themselves in someone else’s shoes. they know what to omit. And those are qualities you want in any candidate. Writing is making a comeback all over our society… Writing is today’s currency for good ideas.
— Jason Fried, Rework
We think of computers as smart and powerful machines. But your goldfish is smarter.
— Jason Fried
It’s easy to forget, as a leader, that when employees don’t get the wide view, not only does the point of their work escape them, but it can also lead to real frustration. It’s hard to feel pride and ownership when you don’t understand where things are going.
— Jason Fried
When you’re short on sleep, you’re short on patience. You’re ruder to people, less tolerant, less understanding. It’s harder to relate and to pay attention for sustained periods of time.
— Jason Fried
If you ask people where they go when they really need to get work done, very few will respond ‘the office.’ If they do say the office, they’ll include a qualifier such as ‘super-early in the morning before anyone gets in, ‘ or ‘I stay late at night after everyone’s left, ‘ or ‘I sneak in on the weekend.’
— Jason Fried
If yesterday was a good day’s work, chances are you’ll stay on a roll. And if you can stay on a roll, everything else will probably take care of itself – including not working from the moment you get up in the morning until you nod off to sleep.
— Jason Fried
Bottom line: If you can’t spare some time to give your employees the chance to wow you, you’ll never get the best from them.
— Jason Fried
A lot of people relate leadership to formalities. They believe that leadership is about being professional and strong and always right and being a booming voice. I just don’t buy that. I think that leadership is a soft skill it’s a people skill.
— Jason Fried
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