Karen Handel Quotes

People have to understand how important it is for the players to let off steam, switch off and relax.

Social media demands a lot of us on top of our already demanding lives. So let's disconnect as we need to and renew our interest and ourselves.

On vacation, I totally unplug. I don't bring a laptop with me.

Even if you're meditating, practicing yoga, reading a book, or taking a bath - It's so important for our wellbeing to just take some time away from social media.

The biggest thing I try to do is to unplug and give myself time away from social media and the Internet.

I think taking vacations and turning off the phone and only doing emails or social media for a specific short amount of time helps with work/life balance. If I'm checking it all day I start to feel cuckoo-bird. So I just do it once or twice a day instead of a thousand. And then remembering that it doesn't matter. It just doesn't matter.

I need a form of escape even when I'm working really hard.

Typically, I don't get to unwind after a day at work.

I'm sort of the comic relief after a hard day at work. My message is that it's OK to relax.

My mind is constantly going. For me to completely relax, I gotta get rid of my cell phone.

I've got to run now and relax.

We're losing touch with ourselves in the technological world, and it is increasingly important to take time out.

Work is important, but you also need to disconnect, to unplug at times, in order to be even more concentrated when you do work.

I'm really trying to be relaxed on my days off.

It's very powerful to shut down your computer and escape into the real world.

Even if I have to work, scheduling breaks where I disconnect from technology can be beneficial.

When I feel like I'm getting overwhelmed, I take a break from my phone and social media to regroup.

If I need a bit of RI&IR, I'd go to the Maldives because technology can't reach you.

When it's time to recharge, I don't feel guilty about it.

I think I'm generally more inspired when I'm away from technology. Whether that is on a beach somewhere or just in your room with your phones and screens shut off, I think that quietness is often very inspiring.

A lot of the things I do outside the rink are just to relax and recover. We spend so much time at the rink, so it's nice to decompress a little.

I think everyone needs to take a few breaks.

It's important to take time away from the Internet as much as possible. For me, I love working out, and my husband and I do it together in the mornings! And it's really our time to check in with each other, but it's also our time to really not think about work or what's happening on the Internet.

If you ever get a chance to just plonk yourself out of the world for a bit - do it! It's so amazing.

People who work hard often work too hard. ... May we learn to honor the hammock, the siesta, the nap and the pause in all its forms.