Daniel Levitin Quotes

My girlfriend is much better than I am at working hard then resting, and she demands that from me, too. She insists on having time when we don't do anything. We leave the housework and watch a movie.

I work hard. But I play hard, too.

I grind and I graft, but I will make sure that I get that time off here and there to unwind and relax and have a life.

Extreme busyness is a symptom of deficient vitality, and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

Give your subconscious a chance to work by turning your brain off from time to time. Don't focus on work or solving problems constantly.

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.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.

When I'm not working, I don't do lots of glamorous things.

The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.

Why go on vacation when work is so much more fun.

True luxury is being able to own your time - to be able to take a walk, sit on your porch, read the paper, not take the call, not be compelled by obligation.

I work hard but I play hard.

My whole life is a vacation.

My job is to give everyone a chance to catch their breath and step back from all this and get back to work.

The basic thing is that I want to do the best work possible, and I can only do that if I'm relaxed and have a lot of energy. And that can only come from taking time off.

I want to take time for myself, because all my life is ta-ta-ta-ta. So I don't want nothing special, just to breathe. I'd like to work maybe a half day and then take my bicycle and go by the riverside.

I respect the fact that people have worked hard all week and want to go to the movies on the weekend and be entertained.

I have never in my life found myself in a situation where I've stopped work and said, 'Thank God it's Friday.' But weekends are special even if your schedule is all over the place. Something tells you the weekend has arrived and you can indulge yourself a bit.

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.

Like anyone else, I enjoy my days off.

I like time off. I'm not a workaholic.

I really like to have a moment alone at the house, either in the morning or when I come home from work, when I can just zone out at my computer, relax, stare out the window, get into a 'Game of Thrones' episode, go up on my roof, whatever, then go out to dinner.

I like to vegetate when on vacation given my busy schedule when I'm at work.

I love holidaying with the kids after working hard, it is amazing.