Randy Pausch Quotes

Faffing is good. It is an important part of life. Faffing is when we disconnect from the matrix and idle for a while, like a car. Our body and spirit know deep down that human beings were not made for constant toil so subconsciously creates space through the mechanism of faffing.

'Transformers' gives people the ability to relax and rest for three hours. That's a substantial amount of time, given how plugged in to our devices we are. People don't give themselves enough time to sit down. They're no longer comfortable with themselves.

A wild and crazy weekend involves sitting on the front porch, smoking a cigar, reading a book.

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.

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

It's quite nice to switch off and not see anything to do with cricket.

Perhaps I overemphasized the value of keeping busy.... I liked to imagine that I was incapable of doing nothing for afternoons myself, but maybe what disturbed me was that I was capable of it. I feared this was a knack one could get the hang of rather readily, and it was therefore now lurking in my house waiting for me to pick it up like a winter flu.

I'm so busy during my everyday, when I go on vacation I need to pull the plug like they say, and to do nothing.

President Obama is going to take two weeks to unwind, as opposed to President Bush, who never wound.

What do I want to take home from my summer vacation? Time. The wonderful luxury of being at rest. The days when you shut down the mental machinery that keeps life on track and let life simply wander. The days when you stop planning, analyzing, thinking and just are. Summer is my period of grace.

We've all been tired and thought we wanted a long vacation when all we needed was a few days off, but didn't know it.

I have a place in Costa Rica that is in the middle of the jungle. There's no Internet. There's no TV. Do I work there? Hell no.

I don't read much when I'm working. When I'm finished work, I don't want a thing to do with words.

For me, the best vacation is just relaxing on the couch!

When I go on the plane to fly home, I'm literally capable of forgetting what I do for a job. That also comes about because I choose to take massive breaks between projects, and because I choose to do this ridiculous thing of keeping home, home.

I'd like to dial it back 5% or 10% and try to have a vacation that's not just e-mail with a view.

I'm on the road a lot so when I get some time to relax I definitely take advantage.

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

You play one game after another, meet new people every day, and travel a lot. That is why I try to disconnect and relax as soon as I get some time off.

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.

I try to make a point in my life to leave the cell phone in the car sometimes, to try to unplug as much as possible.

I have never managed to put my feet up, ever.

The opportunity to step away from everything and take a break is something that shouldn't be squandered.

To just slow yourself down, just to not do anything and drive around - I'm not like that. I'm not here to fill up the field.