"I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me"

This quote by W. Somerset Maugham talks to the concept of effectiveness and maximizing one's time. It recommends that if there is something that can be done by somebody else, it is unworthy investing one's very own energy and time on it. Rather, it is better to pay someone else to do it. This quote urges people to focus on things that are very important to them as well as to contract out the remainder. It is a pointer to focus on and to take advantage of the time we have. It is a pointer to focus on things that are necessary to us as well as to not lose time on things that can be done by someone else. By doing this, we can make the most of our time and also see to it that we are living life to the max.