Sloan Wilson Quotes

I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.

I'm a big believer in doing what you've got to do, but taking a breather when you can.

My girlfriend is much better than I am at working hard then resting, and she demands that from me, too. She insists on having time when we don't do anything. We leave the housework and watch a movie.

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

The only time I waste is time I spend doing something that, in my gut, I know I shouldn't. If I choose to spend time playing video games or sleeping in, then it's time well spent, because I chose to do it. I did it for a reason - to relax, to decompress or to feel good, and that was what I wanted to do.

I have the distinct feeling that when I'm old, and I look back on my life, my thirties will be one huge blur. There's a lot that gets neglected: exercise, dishes, laundry, my poor garden. I try to prioritize the important but non-urgent things over the unimportant but urgent things.

Am I a workaholic? Yes, but I also have no problem taking time for myself.

I think a lot of us feel the need to always be connected, and finding time to relax and sometimes play is something that I think we all need to make more time for, especially me.

If we're not shooting, if we're not filming, if you're not standing on the soundstage, turn off your phone and go live your life.

I don't get to listen to music, but I find time to rest.

I don't really have days where I can sit and do nothing!

It's the luxury of time that lets me in some ways now spoil myself. I get my workout in every day. I get a good, long sleep every day. I won't say they're guilty pleasures. When I first left Microsoft, I would say I spent the better part of a year saying, "OK, how do I get as busy and crazy and manic as I was at Microsoft?" Since then I said, "No, I'll make a bigger contribution in this phase of my life by being able to pick and choose, not being so manic, having time to step back, a little more time for what I'll call discernment rather than just activity."

What fools call "wasting time" is most often the best investment.

When I carve out time to game, it's because I rationalize that I 'deserve it,' so I relish every minute of that 2-3 hour session.

I like to work for a while, and then do nothing for some period.

If you spend a whole afternoon just eating popcorn and watching football, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. But if that's all you do, you get swept along with the tide, without any idea of where you're going.

Somebody said the key to life is to work hard, play hard, rest hard, and I've pretty much adopted that.

My weekends are oases of time and space, where I am able to draw a breath and dive into the stuff I couldn't get to that week - the great article I bookmarked, the friend whose emails I kept dropping, the blog post I'd meant to write on a subject that wasn't timely but was still important.

Actually, between books is precisely when I do give myself vacations.

If you nurture your mind, body, and spirit, your time will expand. You will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

I don't know how to get bored. I need to learn to rest.

Work doesn't seem to interfere with my life. I have time for everything, even time to be alone.

I get a lot done considering I spend half my day sleeping.

If I spend a Saturday being lazy and curled up on the couch with my dogs, I'll just make sure to get out and be active on Sunday.