Tove Lo Quotes

I have pushed the boat out as far as I should in terms of taking on too many things. I'm getting older and I just could not take it any more. I am now monitoring myself very closely and I'm just trying not to get into that sort of state again.

I don't believe in overdoing myself.

I pushed myself way too hard during the first year of Veronica Mars and I got moody and run-down. Now I'll go to bed early instead of going out with friends. It's not always the most fun option, but I know I need at least eight hours of sleep to feel balanced.

I just need to take better care of myself. I try to push it as far as I can.

You are overwhelmed, overscheduled, and dejected because you keep trying to have it all - or at least most of it. You want a fulfilling job and personal life, and it's not working. The way out? Work more.

If I haven't rested, or I haven't slept or had food or done the normal basic things as a human being, how could I stand in front of a camera and do stuff, you know what I mean? It's mad!

First year, I was in a real high pace running around and I couldn't pace myself.

Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane.

I think we could all do better sometimes of not overextending ourselves as much.

I try to be realistic, listen to my body and know when to slow down.

You find your limits by going out and trying. We're just like anybody else in any other job. You just can't work 90 hour weeks. You can't do it. We can't sing seven days a week.

A lot of times, I put my own personal health to the side, focusing on work or family or getting ahead. At the end of the day, you're just exhausted on your couch and haven't made that doctor's appointment, didn't make that phone call, and feel terrible.

My shrink said to me once when I used to get really overwhelmed and super depressed because I was really run down between kids and the company and there was just so much going on - she said, 'You know, you have to look after you in order for you to look after everybody else.'

For many years, taking care of myself consisted of showering and showing up to work on time. Sleeping and eating were inconveniences at best.

The truth is, if we abuse ourselves with too much work and too little play, our body is eventually going to fight back, and the results can be terrible.

Everyone thinks they can cure stress by adding to their schedule, like going to yoga. Oh, great - one more thing to feel guilty about when you can't do it.

I don't say no as much as I should. I'm an extreme workaholic. So I can be sick, and I still say yes to anything. When you are the CEO of your own company, editor of your own videos, your own writer, and you do every role yourself, you have a hard time saying no to opportunities.

For a while it was hard for me to say no to work.

I filmed seven movies in 2011 and I think that was a mistake. I pushed myself too hard and I want to be able to come to work each day and give 100 percent. I guess I found out what my boundaries are.

I've learned to set boundaries and know when to say, 'I just need to rest.' I'm good at listening to what my body's telling me.

You really have to try hard to create space and, at least for a time, stop the political world from rushing in. The important thing is to remain sane.

I learned that I was just getting too consumed by racing. That's all I used to do was think about it. You have to be able to turn it off. You have to make yourself stop, or you'll get burned out.

I'm not going to be everything to everyone.

When I'm tired, I rest. I say, 'I can't be a superwoman today.'

I believe the body can take care of itself. It's all about self-health. It's about depending on our breathing.