Matt Perman Quotes

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.

Shoddy work is not just shoddy work. It's a failure of love.

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.

The scarcity of time is the reason we have to concentrate on one thing at a time.

We are to be generous not just in the results of our work, but also IN our work.

The knowledge worker cannot be supervised closely or in detail. He must direct himself toward performance and contribution

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.

When you don't have your work clearly defined, there can never be any finish point.

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.