“If we don’t feel like we have leisure, Robinson maintains, it’s entirely our own fault. “Time is a smokescreen. And it’s a… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
“In the Middle Ages, the sin of sloth had two forms,” he said. “One was paralysis, the inability to do anything—what we… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
It's incredibly painful to think back to the time I had to come back to work. I was so, so needed at… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
What often matters more than the activity we're doing at a moment in time is how we feel about it. — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
“The brainless rushing about makes us feel time starved, which, he writes “does not result in death, but rather, as ancient Athenian… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
Even when men do more housework and child care, a lot of times it's still women in charge, delegating, so you have… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
“just do it. Make time for leisure when the spirit seizes you, no matter what you happen to be wearing.” — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
“The United States is the only advanced economy that doesn’t guarantee workers paid time off. Nearly one-quarter of all American workers get… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
We live in a really crazy time when there is information coming at you, and there are so many demands on your… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
A gift, like a good friend drawing a personal road map out of the crazy busy swirl of our overloaded lives. — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
“If we don’t feel like we have leisure, Robinson maintains, it’s entirely our own fault. “Time is a smokescreen. And it’s a convenient excuse,”… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
“In the Middle Ages, the sin of sloth had two forms,” he said. “One was paralysis, the inability to do anything—what we would see… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
Busyness has become such a social value that we will even create it, we will create that sense of breathlessness because we think that's… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
“Researchers have found that the way people feel about the stress in their lives is a far more powerful predictor of their general health—whether… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
As long as you're pushing men to stay at work, you're pushing women to stay home. — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
“Eight in ten Britons report being too busy to eat dessert, even though four in ten say dessert is better than sex.” — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
The United States is the only advanced economy with no paid parental leave for either mothers or fathers. — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
The more armed we are with information about the seduction of technology, the more we can build systems to better deal with it. I… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
It's incredibly painful to think back to the time I had to come back to work. I was so, so needed at home. Like… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in education. If people learn the truth, they'll see the benefit if they have gender neutral policies. — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
I was afraid that I would find out that I didn't work hard, that I wasn't a very good mother. I was feeling so… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
