Gretchen Rubin Quotes

Technology is cool, but you've got to use it as opposed to letting it use you.

Yes, I'm grateful for technology. But I'm also happy for the off switch.

Your computer needn't be the first thing your see in the morning and the last thing you see at night.

While technology empowers us to remain connected all the time, it's up to us as people to decide when is it not appropriate to be connected... to opt out when you need to.

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

The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so I'm able to do a good job with what is in front of me.

Sometimes my husband has to literally pull me away from the computer.

When it comes to social media, there are just times I turn off the world, you know. There are just some times you have to give yourself space to be quiet, which means you've got to set those phones down.

I'm not one of those guys who walks around with a flip phone who doesn't want to be connected. There are times when I'm tech-friendly, and there are times when I personally do want to shut everything off because I'm more creative when I shut off.

Being in Silicon Valley makes me strict when it comes to my children's technology use. I am surrounded by it all day, so I try to avoid it when I get home. I set screen-time limits, because I think it's good to diversify activities.

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

You should not be a slave to your telephone. The technology is there to serve you, not the other way around.

Don't become a slave to technology - manage your phone, don't let it manage you.

We don't need to reject or disparage technology. We need to put it in its place.

Social media and smart phones have become an inevitable part of our lives. We shouldn't be under their control, which is wrong. It is mere stupidity, and we must be aware of everything around us.

I used to bring my books to the shoot and used to study in between the shots.

I shut down social media because I needed to shut out online distractions and engage with the people, issues, and work right in front of me.

I have to use all these programs that cut off the internet, force me to be bored, because being bored is an essential part of writing, and the internet has made it very hard to be bored.

I don't want to spread myself so thin that I achieve nothing.

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

During the playoffs, I tone down the Internet usage.

I'm trying to get to a point where I tell people, if you want to get in touch with me, please don't rely on email. I don't want to be a slave to it.

I think that we get so distracted with our smartphones... It takes your body and your brain time to switch between tasks. If we can focus on what we're doing, we'll be more productive at that task.

There are too many distractions on a computer.

I feel like the phone was in my way. So I got rid of the phone to focus.