Vivek Wadhwa Quotes

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.

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

'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.

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.

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.

I just love to disconnect from everything sometimes.

I've learned to take care of myself. You know, I try to stay conscious of whatever my energy is at all times, really. I mean, I come home from work, and, depending on the day or depending on what was going on, if I needed to adjust, I'd just meditate, or play guitar, or watch some 'Monty Python.'

Keep going on hikes, keep having your friends in your life, keep that downtime sacred as well because as hard as you work in any job, it's really nice to have the relaxing de-stressors. Stress is the worst thing. That's the ultimate demise of any good thing.

If I have to spend a lot of time on planes, I try to think of this as time off. In certain ways, it's more restful than home: no Internet, no phones, no interruptions.

I think recharging is important, absolutely. Every now and then, you need maybe a couple of weeks to just chill out and let your emotions balance themselves out a little bit.

It's nice to sit down when you're not working. I try to do it as often as possible.

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

If I'm sending emails, and I get all wound up and stressed and don't know what to do with myself for 20 minutes, I just go soak in hot water and lie there, thinking, 'What should I do?' So it's meditative.

I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.

When you're going bad, sometimes you need to relax more. I've always been intense. I didn't need to be more intense.

I've become more relaxed. When I was younger, I had more erratic, nervous tension when I was working.

There are times when you sit down, and you're just like, 'Man, I don't know if I can do it right now.' Take a second - go to the woods and just hang out, or go to Yosemite and check it out. Be in nature for a little while; clock out - which is super healthy, especially for creative types. Honestly, for everyone. Everyone needs that at times.

To switch off, I will take a sleeping pill if I have to. I also found myself realigning things.

I'm a workaholic, but I also like to vacation.

If I'm in a pressurised situation, I've learned to breathe, chill myself out and be calm.

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.

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

Always remember that, nine times out of ten, you probably aren’t having a full-on nervous breakdown – you just need a cup of tea and a biscuit. You’d be amazed how easily and repeatedly you can confuse the two. Get a big biscuit tin.

We need to build downtime into our lives, so that we can have solitude without feeling overcome with guilt.

The more nervous you get, the more worried you get about something... Maybe you just need to take a nap.