Busy Quote by Katrina Onstad

I talked to a lot of people about what makes a good weekend, and discovered a few common threads: human connection, play, interaction with…

— Katrina Onstad

One study found that volunteering actually makes people feel they have more time, not less. A good weekend usually involves more than just passive…

— Katrina Onstad

Sunday blues often hit because the weekend was only about shopping and chores. If you can clear up some of that domestic detritus on…

— Katrina Onstad

I know Stephen King is uncompromising on the idea that writers should practise their craft every single day, and it clearly works for him.…

— Katrina Onstad

Now we have a gig economy where many people are holding down several jobs at once. The whole concept of a 40-hour week makes…

— Katrina Onstad

When we don't get that escape from our work selves, I think we feel its absence on a deep, almost primal level. Leisure is…

— Katrina Onstad

We know that our bodies suffer from overwork and lack of leisure: anxiety, mental-health issues - we're not designed to work more than about…

— Katrina Onstad

There's something about the weekend, even for non-religious people, that feels sacred, so a violation of that sanctified time is almost a betrayal, something…

— Katrina Onstad

We know that people who work without breaks get tired, introduce errors, get sick and miss out on life. Make no mistake: those staff…

— Katrina Onstad

On the business side, innovative leaders are beginning to wake up to the fact that this non-stop work trend is bad for business: Google…

— Katrina Onstad

Many white-collar workers are lucky enough to have creative-class jobs that are satisfying, which is great as long as you're still able to carve…

— Katrina Onstad

It used to be that wealthy people were the leisure class, and having time off was a status symbol. That's switched now: being busy…

— Katrina Onstad