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.
I keep six honest serving men.
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.
There you go, Harry!” Ron shouted over the noise. “You weren’t being thick after all — you were showing moral fiber!
How marvelous, wide and broad is my Inheritance! Time is my property, my estate is time.
I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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