Seneca the Younger Quotes

Dynamic activity and deep rest of the mind are complementary to each other.

You have to disengage at some point in order to be fresh.

I'm pretty disciplined. But your brain needs boredom. It needs routine.

No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you’d be more productive.

Take your mind out every now and then and dance on it. It is getting all caked up.

Rest is so necessary for the health of our minds and bodies, and often so difficult to achieve due to the many demands placed on us. But rest is also essential for our spiritual health, so that we can hear God’s voice and understand what he asks of us.

When I rest my feet my mind also ceases to function.

The times you have off are equally as important as the times you're working. You need to rebuild, fill up again.

If you aren't taking regular breaks every couple of hours, your brain won't benefit from that extra cup of coffee.

Night's deepest gloom is but a calm; that soothes the weary mind: The labored days restoring balm; the comfort of mankind.

For me, a garden is peace of mind. It immediately takes my mind off the thing I'm puzzling about in my work and gives me repose.

Seek healing, a refilling of energy and spirit, as soon as you see that you need it. You don't have to push yourself to give, do, or perform when what your body, mind, soul and emotions need is to heal.

You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.

It's important to know when we need to stop, reflect, and receive. In our competitive world, that might be called a waste of time.

It's a good idea to have a break, to let your mind rest and so you can start to cultivate ideas.

If I cannot rest and relax, all the work I do is for naught.

I'm a big believer in doing what you've got to do, but taking a breather when you can.

Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.

I often paint tranquility. If you stop thinking and rest, then a little happiness comes into your mind. At perfect rest you are comfortable.

Believe me, that nap is better than sitting there for three hours and nothing's coming. I've learned that even if I've slept nine hours and I just finished breakfast, if I feel sleepy when I'm in front of that computer, I'll take a nap. And it really does help.

Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings.

It's like having... you know, your phone has a charger, right? It's like having a charger for your whole body and mind. That's what Transcendental Meditation is!

Because I'm not writing all the time (thank goodness), my mind is sometimes pleasantly blank.

You know how your charger for your phone? It's like if you had a charger for your whole body and mind

Recreation is intended to the mind as whetting is to the scythe, to sharpen the edge of it, which otherwise would grow dull and blunt,--as good no scythe as no edge.