Ryan Holiday on Burnout Quotes

"Your capacity to produce is directly linked to your capacity to rest."

"Exhaustion is a form of vanity. It says 'I am so important that I cannot stop.'"

"A person who is always busy is rarely effective."

"Anxiety is the result of trying to live in the future; burnout is the result of trying to live in too many futures at once."

"The mind is like a muscle; it needs rest as much as it needs exercise."

"The less energy we waste on things we can't control, the more energy we have for the things we can."

"The greatest power we have is the power to say no to the things that don't matter."

"Rest is a responsibility, not a luxury."

"Recovery is part of the work. You cannot have one without the other."

"You cannot be of service to others if you are not taking care of yourself."

"We burn out because we think we are indispensable. We are not."

"Stillness is the key to everything. To better thinking, better performance, better health, and better happiness."

"You are not your reputation."

"We must learn to be still even in the midst of chaos."

"If you want to be more productive, you have to learn how to be still."

"The fastest way to burn out is to try to please everyone."

"The goal is not to do more, but to be more."

"You have to build a life you don't need a vacation from."

"Simplify your life to save your sanity."

"Your output is only as good as your input. If you are empty, you have nothing to give."

"To be great, one must be humble."

"To be a master of one's self is to be a master of one's energy."

"Time is the most precious resource we have. Don't waste it on being tired."

"The best rule of thumb is that if it’s for everyone, it’s for no one."

"We suffer more in imagination than in reality. We spend our time worrying about things that will never happen."

"True discipline is knowing when to push and when to pull back."

"If you don't take a break, your body will eventually take one for you."

"Worrying is a waste of time. It’s a form of betting against yourself."

"When we are overwhelmed, it is usually because we have forgotten what is essential."

"We are often the cause of our own exhaustion because we refuse to accept our limits."

"The most important work you do is the work you do on yourself when no one is watching."

"Ego is the enemy. It is the ambition that gets in the way of the work."

"The weight of the world is too heavy for any one person to carry. Put it down."