Ian K. Smith Quotes

I think it's nice sometimes not to be plugged in 24/7 to email and the Internet and everything else. It's nice to get away.

Every day, turn off your phone/email for some part of the day.

If I was a parent or a kid, I would need a cell phone, and those things are invaluable, but my kids are out of the house now, and I am thrilled when I wake up to not have a cell phone, and feel like today is stretching out in front of me for 1,000 hours, as it seems.

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.

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.

My goal is a tech-free Saturday.

Once a quarter, Amy and I go off the grid and totally disconnect. It's totally doable and it will change your life.

I like to [unplug] and enjoy being a human.

When I start getting embroiled in heated debates and feeling stressed, I just turn everything off and disconnect from the world. I simply tell my colleagues and friends that I am not well and need to cancel all meetings for a day or more. I take it easy - go for a long hike, take a vacation somewhere, or just stay at home and read.

I needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced. I'm passionate about work and working out, seeing friends and family, and letting my hair down once in a while.

Yoga is a big part of my life now. There's not a day that goes by where I don't do an Asana and mediation practice.

I have always heard that you need to give yourself a long time to unplug when you do a sabbatical. I unplugged so fast I was a little concerned that I was losing brain capacity.

'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.

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

Berlin would be a great place to have no cell phone, I think. Especially if you were able to live in a central location.

I'm going to go away on vacation, I'm going to try to get away from the phone, away from scripts. I think it's important to sit back and think about what you want.

People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.

My life is so active, and I'm fighting the whole day that I don't have any aggressiveness or any energy outside of fighting. I'm the most chill couch potato you could ever meet.

Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous American life of ours vacations are essential.

I think people are looking for an alternative to the fast pace of everyday life and entertainment.

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.

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

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.

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.