Burnout Quotes

"If you don't prioritize your life, someone else will."

"A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have."

"Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion."

"Smile, breathe and go slowly."

"You are not a machine. You are a human being. You need rest."

"We are so obsessed with doing that we have lost sight of being."

"Busyness is not a sign of productivity, it’s a sign of a lack of focus."

"The more you try to manage your time with the goal of achieving a feeling of total control, and freedom from the inevitable constraints of being human, the more stressful, empty, and frustrating life gets."

"The body says no when we don't."

"We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in."

"The Dip is the long slog between starting and mastery. A long slog that’s actually a shortcut, because it gets you faster than any other path."

"It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol."

"Languishing is the neglected middle child of mental health. It’s the void between depression and flourishing."

"The Hyperactive Hive Mind workflow is the primary driver of burnout in the modern knowledge economy."