I studied, I met with medical doctors, scientists, and I’m here to tell you that the way to a more productive, more inspired, more joyful life is: getting enough sleep.
Arianna HuffingtonRead
I'm much more creative when I've actually taken care of myself.
Interpretation
Self-care enhances creativity and productivity.
Arianna Huffington emphasizes the importance of self-care as a foundation for creativity. When individuals prioritize their physical and mental health, they are better equipped to think creatively and produce innovative ideas. This quote serves to remind us that taking time for ourselves isn't just essential for our well-being, but also for our ability to contribute creatively to our work and lives.
In practice
During a workshop on creativity, I referenced Arianna Huffington's quote to stress the importance of self-care.
I studied, I met with medical doctors, scientists, and I’m here to tell you that the way to a more productive, more inspired, more joyful life is: getting enough sleep.
Don't buy society’s definition of success. Because it’s not working for anyone. It’s not working for women, it's not working for men, it's not working for polar bears, it's not working for the cicadas that are apparently about to emerge and swarm us. It’s only truly working for those who make pharmaceuticals for stress, sleeplessness and high blood pressure.
Women need to lead the way to change our culture of burnout - both for their sake and also for the sake of successful men who desperately need a new model of success. And the still-very-macho world of STEM is a great place to start.
Don’t just climb the ladder of success - a ladder that leads, after all, to higher and higher levels of stress and burnout - but chart a new path to success, remaking it in a way that includes not just the conventional metrics of money and power, but a third metric that includes well-being, wisdom, wonder and giving, so that the goal is not just to succeed but to thrive.
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.
Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.
The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
Evangelism is when the Gospel, which is good news, is preached or presented to all people.
Well, normally I’m against big things. I think the world is going to be saved by millions of small things. Too many things can go wrong when they get big.” — Pete Seeger (on how he felt about attending his big 90th birthday bash last year)
Whosoever is determined to seek guidance and follow a path of right conduct must search for a shaykh from amongst those who have realization, one who follows a path methodically, who has abandoned his passions, and who has firmly established his feet in the service of his Lord.
Oh, Adam’s sons, how cleverly you defend yourselves against all that might do you good!
Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.
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