Philip K. Dick Quotes

Stress makes us prone to tunnel vision, less likely to take in the information we need. Anxiety makes us more risk-averse than we would be regularly and more deferential.

If I'm exhausted, physically and particularly emotionally, I can't tell what's good and I can't tell what's bad and I'm useless.

Tired minds don't plan well. Sleep first, plan later.

Never make a decision when you are upset, sad, jealous or in love.

Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think.

I can tell you with authority that when I'm exhausted, when I'm running on empty, I'm the worst version of myself.

Without our emotions, we can't make smart decisions.

Of all the passions, fear weakens judgment most.

Most of the major mistakes I made in my life, I made when I was too tired to know what I was doing - both personally and professionally.

I want to explain how exhausted I am. Even in my dreams. How I wake up tired. How I’m being drowned by some kind of black wave.

It was strange how easy being tired enough made it.

I have always tended to over-think things and that had come into my game. That's good in certain moments but not when you have to make a quick decision.

When you're short on sleep, you're short on patience. You're ruder to people, less tolerant, less understanding. It's harder to relate and to pay attention for sustained periods of time.

Sleep-deprived individuals also generate fewer and less accurate solutions to problems.

When people feel vulnerable, they make slapstick decisions.

The only thing with press attention is that it can be very draining on our energy store.

When you're not sleeping, you're not thinking straight.

Don't over think too much.

During finals week, I don't get a lot of sleep, and I tell myself, 'I can't do this anymore.'

I never overthink or overanalyze anything.

There are two ways that lack of sleep affects my play: I'll play too many hands and I'll lose the ability to effectively read my opponents.

Basically, I have to stop overthinking.

I quit the Knicks, so I know what quitting is. I did. I quit. And it's something I regret to this day. I live with it every day, and I regret it. And I let my emotions come into it. And I was just emotionally spent. I made a bad decision, and I quit.

We tire differently if we love or love not.

Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgment and common sense are essential.