Pico Iyer Quotes

Stop running around, stop trying to return every email in your inbox immediately, stop cramming too much stuff into too few hours in the day. Sit down, shut up, and most importantly, be glad.

We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day, but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.

Meditation helps you do less and accomplish more.

The more relaxed you are, the better you are at everything.

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.

Work. Don't Think. Relax.

Meditation creates more time than it takes.

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.

If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be.

I feel like saying we need to all calm down a little. Let's take the time to breathe. I have no intention of allowing myself be distracted.

You're able to do more when you're not clouded with wasted anxiety.

Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.

I find DIY really therapeutic. I lose myself in it, because you can concentrate on the task and not think about all the other stuff going on in your life.

'What if?' statements throw fuel on the fire of stress and worry. Things can go in a million different directions, and the more time you spend worrying about the possibilities, the less time you'll spend focusing on taking action that will calm you down and keep your stress under control.

I'm not much of a partier anymore. I enjoy clarity much more.

And I figured out that the reason I couldn't get through the day as well as I can now is because I had too many things on my mind, on my plate, you know, for one person to have. So I started to eliminate some of the things that were too heavy to carry and unnecessary.

You don't have to get things done all the time to be productive.

The busier we are the more leisure we have.

'Rectify' is un-busy. It might soothe you, if not distract you, from all you got going on.

The ultimate goal of a more effective and efficient life is to provide you with enough time to enjoy some of it.

Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.

I think that I do my best work when I'm most comfortable.

It's very challenging to get the right balance between relaxing and working.

Sometimes you just have to calm down a little bit and let the system work itself.

Sometimes you just got to settle back and relax and be like, 'All right, Saquon, chill. You know what you're doing. Just do the little stuff.' The little stuff will get you there.