"“Rest is not something that the world gives us,” writes Soojung- Kim Pang. “It’s never been a gift. It’s never been something you do when you’ve finished everything else. If you want rest, you have to take it. You have to resist the lure of busyness, make time for rest, take it seriously, and protect it from a world that is intent on stealing it.”"
-- Catherine Price
"If you’re an absolute beginner at something, it probably means that you’re trying something new, which can feel scary. And trying new things is the only way to expand your collection of interests, hobbies, and passions and open up more paths to True Fun. We should be embracing that beginner feeling, not running away from it."
-- Catherine Price
"Indeed, doing just one thing at a time is a great way to rebuild your attention span, which likely has atrophied as a result of being bombarded by constant distractions and stimulation."
-- Catherine Price
"At its most basic level, the challenge we face is time—not just how we think about its value but how much of it is being consumed by our devices. There are only twenty-four hours in a day, and we sleep for at least a quarter of them. Before the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the average adult was spending upward of four hours a day on their phone, and for many of us, the number is now even higher."
-- Catherine Price
"Think about it. We only experience what we pay attention to. We only remember what we pay attention to. Your choice of what to pay attention to in any given minute might not seem like a big deal, but taken together, these decisions are deeply consequential. As Annie Dillard has written, “How we spend our days is how we spend our lives.”"
-- Catherine Price
"Hours that I might previously have devoted to doing things, like playing music, learning a new skill, or interacting with my husband (as opposed to sitting in the same room together, parallel-scrolling) increasingly were spent staring at a screen. I’d morphed from an interesting, interested, independent minded person into someone who had been hypnotized by a small rectangular object—an object whose apps were programmed by people working for giant companies that stood to profit from getting me to waste my time."
-- Catherine Price
