Ryan Holiday on Depression Quotes

"Every day is a new opportunity to start over, no matter how bad yesterday was."

"Nature doesn't hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Slow down."

"You don't need to have an opinion on everything. You can just let things be."

"The ego wants to wallow; the soul wants to heal."

"We don’t control what happens to us, we only control how we respond."

"Character is fate. How you handle the dark times defines who you are."

"Don't let the 'black dog' bark you into submission."

"The best way to help yourself is to help someone else."

"The past is gone, the future is uncertain. The only place you can act is right now."

"Comparison is the thief of joy and the architect of depression."

"Stillness is the key to, well, just about everything. To being a better parent, a better artist, a better human being."

"Keep it simple. Just do the next right thing."

"Stop looking for happiness and start looking for meaning."

"Despair is a choice, just like hope is. We choose which one to feed."

"You must be obsessed with the process, not just the result."

"We suffer more in imagination than in reality."

"Burnout is what happens when you try to be everything to everyone and nothing to yourself."

"The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition."

"Mental health is not a destination, it's a practice."

"The weight of the world is heavy, but you don't have to carry it all at once."

"When you feel like you're going through hell, keep going. That’s the only way out."

"Acceptance isn't resignation; it's seeing the world as it is so you can decide what to do next."

"Your mind is a muscle. If you don't train it to be resilient, it will wither under pressure."

"True confidence is the ability to look at your own flaws without blinking."

"Journaling is the most important thing I do."

"Journaling is the spiritual equivalent of washing your hands."

"What is rare is the ability to maintain the fire."

"Solitude is where we find ourselves, but isolation is where we lose ourselves."

"Your reputation is what others think of you; your character is who you are."

"You are stronger than you think, and the darkness is thinner than it looks."

"The void is always there, but we don't have to jump into it."

"Gratitude is the vaccine for misery."

"Focus on what you can control. Ignore the rest."