Top 40 S.J. Scott Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” It you’re not using it, release it graciously to someone else – and make some money at the same time.”

— S.J. Scott

2. “You are what your deepest desire is. As your desire is, so is your intention. As your intention is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny.”

— S.J. Scott

3. “Keep in mind that people overestimate what they can do in the short term and underestimate what can be done on a long-term basis.”

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4. “Meditation is a lot like doing reps at a gym. It strengthens your attention muscle.”

— S.J. Scott

5. “Mindfulness is very simple. It means you become intentionally aware of the present moment while paying close attention to your feelings, thoughts, and sensations of the body.”

— S.J. Scott

6. “Many entrepreneurs have a “can do” attitude, which is often a requirement if you want to succeed. Unfortunately, this attitude often leads to a dangerous mindset where you feel like you need to do everything yourself.”

— S.J. Scott

7. “10-Minute Declutter” is for anyone who is tired of being surrounded by items they don’t need and wants to regain control of their living environment.”

— S.J. Scott

8. “Pushy people assume that because I am an introvert that I can be pushed around. When they push, and I eventually enforce my personal boundaries, they actually become angry with me for doing so. Very irritating and a waste of my time.”

— S.J. Scott

9. “It’s hard to be happy in a relationship unless we are first happy with ourselves. That’s why it’s important to take a few moments every day to do something we thoroughly enjoy, whether it’s a quick five-minute meditation or maybe listening to your favorite song. When we are happy, we can make others happy, improving our social lives and relationships immensely.”

— S.J. Scott

10. “In fact, nearly every negative thought you have relates to the past or future. It’s common to find yourself trapped in a looping cycle of regretful thinking or worry thoughts, even while feeling desperate to escape the never-ending tape playing in your mind.”

— S.J. Scott

11. “Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It’s a way of entering into the quiet that’s already there – buried.”

— S.J. Scott

12. “When you organize and eliminate clutter, you free yourself from stress and anxiety by eliminating feelings of overwhelm.”

— S.J. Scott

13. “Even mild dehydration can cause headaches and fatigue, affect your concentration, impair short-term memory and impede mental function. If you want to be at your most productive, it’s important for your brain to be firing on all cylinders. Therefore, you should make sure you are sufficiently hydrated before starting work.”

— S.J. Scott

14. “Thinking may seem automatic and uncontrollable, but many of our thought patterns are habitual and, well, thoughtless.”

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15. “The more we ponder our despair, the more despondent we become.”

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16. “When we begin the day with gratitude, we train our minds to look for the positive rather than focusing on the challenges, frustrations, and slights we have encountered throughout the week.”

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17. “You need to bootstrap when you first start your business, but once money starts coming in, it’s important to focus on your strengths and hire people to do everything else.”

— S.J. Scott

18. “Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” – Winnie the Pooh.”

— S.J. Scott

19. “According to Australian psychologist Dr. Russ Harris, author of The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living, “Thus, evolution has shaped our brains so that we are hardwired to suffer psychologically: to compare, evaluate, and criticize ourselves, to focus on what we’re lacking, to rapidly become dissatisfied with what we have, and to imagine all sorts of frightening scenarios, most of which will never happen. No wonder humans find it hard to be happy!”

— S.J. Scott

20. “Everyone has their own particular way of communicating. If you’re someone who thinks better in isolation, then be honest with other team members. Tell them you don’t always work best in a team setting, but you will follow up each meeting with a number of ideas after you’ve had time to think. A simple follow-up email filled with suggestions can be a nice way to tie together what was discussed at a meeting, while providing a fresh perspective on the topic.”

— S.J. Scott

21. “Awareness is always the first step toward change. We.”

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22. “The more we procrastinate on something important, the worse we feel about ourselves. The worse we feel, the less motivation we have to get moving on our work. The less motivation we have, the more we procrastinate with mindless distractions. It’s a vicious cycle that traps you in self-recriminations and anxiety.”

— S.J. Scott

23. “Be regular and orderly with your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.”

— S.J. Scott

24. “To better understand people and interact with them socially, it is important to spend some time thinking about their lives and what they are going through. You will be able to better relate to people when you think about things from their point of view.”

— S.J. Scott

25. “Routines limit the number of decisions you have to make, increasing your odds of doing the right thing.”

— S.J. Scott

26. “However, when your body is on autopilot, moving along without conscious direction, your mind is free to do what it wants – and often what it wants is to focus on stressful and negative thoughts.”

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27. “We all think we want to have a lot of choices, but the truth is that too many choices lead to overwhelm, causing people to make bad choices or shut down and do nothing.”

— S.J. Scott

28. “Smiling slows the heart and relaxes the body, and it releases endorphins that counteract and diminish stress hormones. It also has been shown to increase productivity while a person performs tasks.”

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29. “If a task will take you two minutes or less to do, deal with it immediately and move on.”

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30. “Never let motivation become the determining factor for getting exercise.”

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31. “We can control and direct our thoughts, but it often feels like our thoughts have minds of their own, controlling us and how we feel. Thinking is necessary for solving problems, analyzing, making decisions, and planning, but in between the times of proactive mental endeavors, the mind roams like a wild monkey, dragging you through the brambles of rumination and negativity.”

— S.J. Scott

32. “In other words, our willpower works like a muscle and it weakens throughout the day, since it’s used constantly. We all have a limit to our willpower, and once we’ve reached the limit, it becomes very difficult to focus.”

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33. “We often feel like we don’t have time to declutter because we’re too busy consuming new stuff and information. But at some point, all this busyness is leading us to mental and emotional exhaustion.”

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34. “Energy is usually at its peak during the first part of your day, which means you should be completing habits that inspire or excite you about the day ahead.”

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35. “We can learn to break the habit of accumulating and perpetuating old emotion by flapping our wings, metaphorically speaking, and refrain from mentally dwelling on the past, regardless of whether something happened yesterday or 30 years ago. We can learn not to keep situations or events alive in our minds, but to return our attention continuously to the pristine, timeless present moment rather than be caught up in mental movie-making.”

— S.J. Scott

36. “If you have a desire to live in an organized, simplified home, you’ve come to the right place. Throughout 10-Minute Declutter, not only will you learn the skills you need to organize your home, you’ll also discover an actionable strategy to implement immediately.”

— S.J. Scott

37. “Since a high value is placed on being social, people tend to undervalue people who are quieter, which leads to the perception that introverts are indifferent or uncaring.”

— S.J. Scott

38. “Where we were once laser-focused on our partner and how to make him or her happy, we are now more focused on ourselves and how we can protect our turf, nurse our wounds, and blame our partners when things turn sour.”

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39. “Numerous studies have indicated that people who put in too many hours at their jobs, either by choice or by requirement, become inefficient. With rare exceptions, they burn out and lose their creative edge.”

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40. “Willpower is compared to a muscle. In the same way that your muscles become fatigued with use, your willpower also becomes fatigued, and the amount of willpower you have.”

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41. “Cziksentmihalyi defines flow as “a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so enjoyable that people will continue to do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it.”

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42. “Our culture reinforces accumulation, spending on luxury items and focusing too much time on material things instead of experiences and relationships. We’ve been taught the false narrative that more stuff equals greater happiness.”

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43. “There’s a term for the phenomenon of needing to ask questions and have all of the information you need before getting started. It’s called “paralysis by analysis.”

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44. “For instance, let’s say part of your morning routine is to journal for 10 minutes. A decision to check your email “real quick” can lead to all kinds of distractions, such as clicking on a link in an email that goes to a blog post that has links to other blog posts. And of course there are the comments on the blog that you just have to respond to. Suddenly that 10-minute creativity routine has turned into a 30-minute rabbit hole of unproductive tasks.”

— S.J. Scott