245 Stress Quotes
1. "Most of the time, life isn’t an emergency. Much of the time, things will be fine. Save the rush for when it is needed." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
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2. "A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness." (Albert Einstein) Click to tweet
3. "Stress is the inability to decide what’s important."Click to tweet
4. "Stress and confusion come from being busy. Peace and clarity come from slowing down and stilling your waters." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
5. "Stress is caused by being “here” but wanting to be “there”." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
6. "Every once in a while, do you just like to take your time with what you’re doing?" (Fred Rogers) Click to tweet
7. "Today i refuse to stress myself out about things i cannot control or change." (Mel Robbins) Click to tweet
8. "Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it." (Kahlil Gibran) Click to tweet
9. "The need for certainty is the greatest disease the mind faces." (Robert Greene) Click to tweet
10. "Society has sold you the greatest of lies, that the goal of life is to become “happy.” This one chase has cost you your life." (Kapil Gupta) Click to tweet
11. "Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." (Anne Lamott) Click to tweet
12. "Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry – all forms of fear – are caused by too much future, and not enough presence." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
13. "When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves." (Jack Kornfield) Click to tweet
14. "You may have a million desires to be in other places, doing other things, but you are not there, you are here." (Zen Proverb) Click to tweet
15. "The high value put upon every minute of time, the idea of hurry-hurry as the most important objective of living, is unquestionably the most dangerous enemy of joy." (Hermann Hesse) Click to tweet
16. "The anxiety of worry is almost always worse than the actual consequences. Stop worrying and start doing." (James Clear) Click to tweet
17. "The solution is often a good dose of indifference." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
18. "Don’t think about the past. Just be here now. Don’t think about the future. Just be here now." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
19. "90% of what you’re stressing about right now won’t even matter a year from now. Take a deep breath." (Mel Robbins) Click to tweet
20. "Today i escaped anxiety. Or no, i discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions not outside." (Marcus Aurelius) Click to tweet
21. "If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment." (Marcus Aurelius) Click to tweet
22. "Don’t spin your wheels trying to get everything done. Focus on getting the right things done instead." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
23. "There’s no situation that calls for mild anxiety. Either increase the level of stress to promote action, or forget about it and enjoy life." (Johnny Uzan) Click to tweet
24. "In a year, 95% of the things that stress you out now you’ll look back and laugh at. The other 5%, you should probably get to work on." (Justin Kan) Click to tweet
25. "Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow." (Lao Tzu) Click to tweet
26. "Comfort makes you weaker. We need some variability, some stressors. Not too much, but just enough." (Nassim Nicholas Taleb) Click to tweet
27. "Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others." (Paulo Coelho) Click to tweet
28. "Daily news and sugar confuse our system in the same manner." (Nassim Nicholas Taleb) Click to tweet
29. "Our civilization, which is lost in doing, knows nothing of being. It asks: being? What do you do with it?”" (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
30. "We get such a kick out of looking forward to pleasures and rushing ahead to meet them that we can’t slow down to enjoy them when they come." (Alan Watts) Click to tweet
31. "Stress is not created by the events in your life, but by your reaction to them." (James Pierce) Click to tweet
32. "Only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
33. "The faster and busier things get, the more we need to build thinking time into our schedule. And the noisier things get, the more we need to build quiet reflection spaces in which we can truly focus." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
34. "When a situation is within your control, take action. When a situation is outside your control, make preparations." (James Clear) Click to tweet
35. "Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene." (Epictetus) Click to tweet
36. "Throw out the excess, clean up the mess, say no to stress, and live with less." (Joshua Becker) Click to tweet
37. "To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections." (Dogen) Click to tweet
38. "When you become a lover of what is, the war is over." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
39. "Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self." (Buddha) Click to tweet
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40. "An ignorant state, stress is." (Yoda) Click to tweet
41. "A certain amount of doing nothing, and stopping rushing around, would cool everything." (Alan Watts) Click to tweet
42. "Compassion and peace of mind bring a sense of confidence that reduce stress and anxiety." (14th Dalai Lama) Click to tweet
43. "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." (William James) Click to tweet
44. "In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers." (Fred Rogers) Click to tweet
45. "The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom." (James Allen) Click to tweet
46. "Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. God opens millions of flowers every day without forcing their buds." (Osho) Click to tweet
47. "There are two medicines for all ills: time and silence." (Alexander Dumas) Click to tweet
48. "There is more to life than increasing its speed." (Mahatma Gandhi) Click to tweet
49. "Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure." (Oprah Winfrey) Click to tweet
50. "Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself." (Hermann Hesse) Click to tweet
51. "You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside." (Wayne Dyer) Click to tweet
52. "The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it’s your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can’t package stress, touch it, or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking." (Wayne Dyer) Click to tweet
53. "If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person." (Seneca) Click to tweet
54. "Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head." (Michel de Montaigne) Click to tweet
55. "Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being." (Plato) Click to tweet
56. "Self-command is the main elegance." (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Click to tweet
57. "Our root is quietude." (Lao Tzu) Click to tweet
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58. "This too shall pass." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
59. "Let go of what may come." (Tilopa) Click to tweet
60. "Debt free is stress free." (D. Muthukrishnan) Click to tweet
61. "Embrace stress, don’t avoid it." (Shane Parrish) Click to tweet
62. "Make peace with the present moment." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
63. "Problems only exist in the human mind." (Anthony de Mello) Click to tweet
64. "The whole world is not looking at you." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
65. "Just do your best. Never try to impress." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
66. "Need less, worry less. Simple = beautiful." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
67. "Tomorrow is overrated. Today is underrated." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
68. "Detachment naturally leads to tranquility."Click to tweet
69. "Stop thinking, and end your problems." (Lao Tzu) Click to tweet
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70. "You don’t always have to have something to do. Don’t rush. Conserve some of your resources for yourself." (Iyanla Vanzant) Click to tweet
71. "Your best self can be found based on how you respond to failure." (David Goggins) Click to tweet
72. "You know you’re becoming wise when you care more about what you control and less about what you don’t." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
73. "Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace." (Joan Borysenko) Click to tweet
74. "Life is a storm that will test you unceasingly. Don’t wait for calm waters that may not arrive. Derive purpose from resilience. Learn to sail the raging sea."Click to tweet
75. "You are far from the only nervous person in the room." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
76. "When you have a moment, just listen to the beauty of silence. It has so much to say." (Armin Ganguly) Click to tweet
77. "Learn to watch your drama unfold while at the same time knowing you are more than your drama." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
78. "When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
79. "We should always be asking ourselves: “is this something that is, or is not, in my control?”" (Epictetus) Click to tweet
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80. "It is not external events themselves that cause us distress, but the way in which we think about them… it is our attitudes and reactions that give us trouble. We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them." (Epictetus) Click to tweet
81. "Renew yourself completely every day; do it again, and again, and forever again." (Zen Proverb) Click to tweet
82. "If you feel lost… sit down, close your eyes, breathe, put your hands on your heart, repeat forever." (Courtney Carver) Click to tweet
83. "Stress exists only in your mind. Peace exists only in the acceptance of the present moment." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
84. "Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest." (Tilopa) Click to tweet
85. "When you need to calm down… breathe in for 5 counts. Hold for 5 counts. Breathe out for 5 counts. Hold for 5 counts. Repeat the cycle 2 more times." (Gabby Bernstein) Click to tweet
86. "There are three things you cannot buy. Fitness: you have to keep fit, whether you’re rich or not. Diet: you cannot pay someone to be on a diet for you. Then, looking after your soul. No one can possibly treat your soul but you yourself." (Brunello Cucinelli) Click to tweet
87. "Observe a stressful thought. Notice how your shoulders tense, your stomach tightens, you hold your breath. Keep watching that same thought. Don’t push it away, instead change your reaction to it. Breathe deeply, let go, relax your body. You’re okay. It’s just a thought. Breathe." (Jason Garner) Click to tweet
88. "Stop doing. Start being. It begins with a single thought and a simple statement – i am." (Iyanla Vanzant) Click to tweet
89. "Spend a week writing down everything that bothers you. Outrages in the news, personal slights, daily irritations. Read it a month later. How many entries feel important now? Probably not many. Excess reactivity steals happiness and energy."Click to tweet
90. "Stress and distractions have a mutually reinforcing relationship. They can drive one insane. Slow down, take a deep breath and relax. Pay attention to only one thing at a time. Also, don’t forget to clear mental junk every now and then by meditating for a few minutes."Click to tweet
91. "If you find yourself mentally exhausted: change your environment. Unclutter your desk. Take a shower. Go for a a walk. Refresh your mental state."Click to tweet
92. "When you feel overwhelmed, start eliminating all the non-essential things from your life. Clarity brings calm." (Darius Foroux) Click to tweet
93. "Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing." (Sharon Salzberg) Click to tweet
94. "Finding a moment to sit and just do nothing can be very healing, transforming, and nourishing." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
95. "Dogs bark at what they cannot understand." (Heraclitus) Click to tweet
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96. "Sometimes it’s better to react with no reaction."Click to tweet
97. "Never make a decision when you are stressed, depressed, or being caressed." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
98. "Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater." (Albert Einstein) Click to tweet
99. "Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it." (Lily Tomlin) Click to tweet
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100. "The difficulty of describing things for western ears is that people in a hurry cannot feel." (Alan Watts) Click to tweet
101. "Every kind of fear grows worse by not being looked at." (Bertrand Russell) Click to tweet
102. "When we don’t choose what’s important, everything seems important." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
103. "Awareness is inherently pure like the empty sky. Stress, annoyance, and anger can temporarily occupy its space but can never pollute it." (Haemin Sunim) Click to tweet
104. "The modern struggle: lone individuals summoning inhuman willpower, fasting, meditating, and exercising, up against armies of scientists and statisticians weaponizing abundant food, screens, and medicine into junk food, clickbait news, infinite porn, endless games and addictive drugs." (Naval Ravikant) Click to tweet
105. "Human life is gradually turning from a struggle against suffering into a struggle against pleasure." (Gurwinder Bhogal) Click to tweet
106. "Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency." (Natalie Goldberg) Click to tweet
107. "Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness." (Richard Carlson) Click to tweet
108. "It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it." (Hans Selye) Click to tweet
109. "Stress is a state of generalized vulnerability." (Luca Dellanna) Click to tweet
110. "How do you beat your inner turmoil? You can’t beat it, you can only stop creating it." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
111. "The calm person makes a choice. The angry person finds that anger has chosen for them. Rage robs us of reason and makes us puppets of our lower instincts."Click to tweet
112. "The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that i can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices i actually control." (Epictetus) Click to tweet
113. "We see striving everywhere inhibited in many ways, struggling everywhere; and thus always suffering; there is no final goal of striving, and therefore no bounds or end to suffering." (Arthur Schopenhauer) Click to tweet
114. "Most of us live in a post-scarcity world, yet are still running mental algorithms from a resource scare world. Thus we have anxiety, overconsumption and self-torture. Seeing that truth is the first step to liberation." (Justin Kan) Click to tweet
115. "This world is all attachment. Yet you get worried because you are attached." (Neem Karoli Baba) Click to tweet
116. "Our real enemy is not man; it’s not another human being. Our real enemy is our ignorance, discrimination, fear, craving, and violence." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
117. "Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
118. "We human beings are what we have been for millions of years – colossally greedy, envious, aggressive, jealous, anxious and despairing, with occasional flashes of joy and affection." (Jiddu Krishnamurti) Click to tweet
119. "To discover and transcend craving, which is the deep cause of all conditioning, is arduous and demands constant awareness." (Jiddu Krishnamurti) Click to tweet
120. "Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started." (David Allen) Click to tweet
121. "Flow with whatever happens and let your mind be free." (Zhuangzi) Click to tweet
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122. "Uncertainty, not outcome, is the root of stress." (Naval Ravikant) Click to tweet
123. "The world is ruled by letting things take their course." (Lao Tzu) Click to tweet
124. "The river becomes calm when it reaches the ocean. Find your ocean each day." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
125. "Don’t rush. It’s wiser to go slowly in the right direction than fast in the wrong one." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
126. "Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully. It’s a reminder to stop talking; watch and listen." (Pema Chodron) Click to tweet
127. "What you want is to develop a sustainable habit: a stress-free approach to reducing your stress." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
128. "People work out, they stress their body, and their body gets stronger from stress." (Nassim Nicholas Taleb) Click to tweet
129. "Don’t be blindly ambitious or blindly lazy. Find a balance between mindful action and peaceful inaction."Click to tweet
130. "Remember that stress doesn’t come from what’s going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what’s going on in your life." (Andrew J. Bernstein) Click to tweet
131. "No desires, no goal, no seeking, no thoughts, neither obtaining, nor rejecting, nor grasping, nor letting go, being free." (Taisen Deshimaru) Click to tweet
132. "Stress happens when something you care about is at stake. It’s not a sign to run away – it’s a sign to step forward." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
133. "In general, obstacles force your mind to focus and find ways around them. They heighten your mental powers and should be welcomed." (Robert Greene) Click to tweet
134. "People think peace is positivity, but it’s not. Peace has no opposite, it is a kind of prevailing stillness that is present even in the midst of chaos. Don’t seek positivity. Don’t seek negativity. Accept what is there and find your peace regardless." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
135. "Short-term thinking makes people desperate, ungenerous, impulsive. Long-term thinking makes people calm, gracious, controlled. The mighty pyramids and cathedrals were built by civilizations with a long time horizon, so it is with the life of a great man."Click to tweet
136. "We all want comfort and fulfillment. But fulfillment demands progress, and progress is uncomfortable. Decide which one is higher on your values list, and be willing to pay the price." (Johnny Uzan) Click to tweet
137. "The most important timeframes: a. 10+ years ahead. B. This moment right now. Worries, small thinking, overplanning – they all happen in-between. And neither justifies leaving the present." (Johnny Uzan) Click to tweet
138. "Being scared isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign something matters." (Shane Parrish) Click to tweet
139. "The just man is most free from disturbance, while the unjust is full of the utmost disturbance." (Epicurus) Click to tweet
140. "If you understood the nature of your problem, you wouldn’t have one." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
141. "Real friends bring out your best, not your stress." (Mel Robbins) Click to tweet
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142. "You know you’re becoming wise when you care more about doing your best and less about what they think." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
143. "If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to." (Zen Proverb) Click to tweet
144. "The only thing we really have any control over is our own experience." (Traleg Rinpoche) Click to tweet
145. "Simply let experience take place very freely, so that your open heart is suffused with the tenderness of true compassion." (Tsoknyi Rinpoche) Click to tweet
146. "Better to live simply and be debt free than to live lavishly and be stressed." (James Clear) Click to tweet
147. "Stress and meaning are inextricably linked. You don’t stress out about things you don’t care about, and you can’t create a meaningful life without experiencing some stress." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
148. "Not everything requires a response. This is truth for many things in life and almost everything in the news."Click to tweet
149. "Human beings worry incessantly about their social status. Making every device “socially connected” turned every device into an anxiety machine. The machine becomes symbolic of the set of all people that may be judging you. If “hell is other people” then hell is in our pocket."Click to tweet
150. "As you would not choose to sail in a large and decorated and gold-laden ship (or ship ornamented with gold), and to be drowned; so do not choose to dwell in a large and costly house and to be disturbed (by cares)." (Epictetus) Click to tweet
151. "A brief, warm morning hug with someone we love provides us with a protective layer, insulating us from the stress of the day." (Haemin Sunim) Click to tweet
152. "So much of our time is spent worrying about the opinions of people that don’t ultimately matter to us." (Shane Parrish) Click to tweet
153. "The best cure for worry i’ve ever found is making a list and getting to work." (Helena Price Hambrecht) Click to tweet
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154. "Start from where you are – not where you wish you were. The work you’re doing becomes your path." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
155. "Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion." (Simon Sinek) Click to tweet
156. "Strangely, when you stop thinking about winning, you are more likely to win because you’d be able to focus 100% on the game instead of worrying about failure. And even if you fail, you didn’t spoil the fun of the game fearing failure all the time. Enjoy the game." (Kunal) Click to tweet
157. "Creativity needs breaks. Stress is the enemy of creativity." (Kunal) Click to tweet
158. "Your best work is done when you’re calm, focused and inspired. Your worst when you’re busy, rushed and aiming in many different directions." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
159. "Don’t confuse stress with burnout. Feeling overwhelmed sometimes is normal – it signals responsible engagement in meaningful work. Burnout is persistent, impairing emotional exhaustion. It stems from too many demands – and too little control and support." (Adam Grant) Click to tweet
160. "We need to maintain a balance between our work and the nourishment we need (walking, resting, breathing) or we won’t be very successful." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
161. "Worrying doesn’t make any difference, but working does and spirituality gives one the strength to work." (Sri Sri Ravi Shankar) Click to tweet
162. "Too often we spend our day responding to what is urgent instead of pursuing what is important. Proceed with purpose." (James Clear) Click to tweet
163. "Instead of becoming the world’s expert on buddhism, just let go, let go, let go." (Ajahn Sumedho) Click to tweet
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164. "Your nature is truth, and when you oppose it, you don’t feel like yourself. Stress never feels as natural as peace does." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
165. "The goal is not to live a stress-free life. The goal is to live a meaningful life." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
166. "To seek happiness is to invite misery." (James Pierce) Click to tweet
167. "The supreme value is not the future but the present. Whoever builds a house for future happiness builds a prison for the present." (Octavio Paz) Click to tweet
168. "Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything — anger, anxiety, or possessions — we cannot be free." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
169. "Enjoy every moment. Don’t waste time on the nonessential waste of worrying. Things will work out better than you think if you focus on what’s important right now." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
170. "Keep this thought at the ready at daybreak, and through the day and night—there is only one path to happiness, and that is in giving up all outside of your sphere of choice, regarding nothing else as your possession." (Epictetus) Click to tweet
171. "Some people need more focus. Others need to broaden their perspective. Some people need to try harder. Others need to stress less. Some people need to care more. Others need to let it go. The secret is you are both people. The key is to know which one you are in this moment." (James Clear) Click to tweet
172. "Whence all this hurry to arrive at a state? Are you not already face-to-face with the eternal mystery? Take it easy for a while; just watch the snow falling or the kettle boiling, and not so much hurry." (Alan Watts) Click to tweet
173. "You need to grab whatever chance of happiness you get, and not worry about other people too much." (Haruki Murakami) Click to tweet
174. "Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy." (Forster) Click to tweet
175. "Chasing meaning is better for your health than trying to avoid discomfort." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
176. "The concept that things should be a certain way causes pain in the mind." (Sri Sri Ravi Shankar) Click to tweet
177. "To examine desire is to free oneself from it." (James Pierce) Click to tweet
178. "Worry is the misuse of intelligence." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
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179. "To me, ‘busy’ implies that the person is out of control of their life." (Derek Sivers) Click to tweet
180. "We do not heal the past by dwelling there; we heal the past by living fully in the present." (Marianne Williamson) Click to tweet
181. "The resistance to the unpleasant situation is the root of suffering." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
182. "The quiet appreciation of the total situation and its inherent possibilities steadily moves things toward resolution." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
183. "It’s strange to realize most control freaks seem unhappy, worried and sick." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
184. "Your inward conflicts express themselves in outward disasters." (Jiddu Krishnamurti) Click to tweet
185. "It is very important that we do not try to run away from our painful feelings. We can recognize, accept, embrace, and look deeply." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
186. "Being too self-centred can give rise to anxiety and depression. An effective antidote is to cultivate a sense of altruism, taking the whole of humanity into account. Appreciating the oneness of humanity leads us to recognise our essential equality as human beings." (14th Dalai Lama) Click to tweet
187. "Stress happens when your mind resists what is." (Dan Millman) Click to tweet
188. "As others grown more intelligent under stress, i grow heavy, as if i were an animal on a chain." (Lillian Hellman) Click to tweet
189. "All striving comes from lack, from a dissatisfaction with one’s condition, and is thus suffering as long as it is not satisfied; but no satisfaction is lasting; instead, it is only the beginning of a new striving." (Arthur Schopenhauer) Click to tweet
190. "If you look carefully, you will see that there is one thing and only one thing that causes unhappiness. The name of that thing is attachment. What is an attachment? An emotional state of clinging caused by the belief that without some particular thing or some person you cannot be happy." (Anthony de Mello) Click to tweet
191. "People are anxious to improve their circumstances but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound." (James Allen) Click to tweet
192. "We waste our time and cause ourselves needless anxiety if we concern ourselves with things over which we have no control." (William B. Irvine) Click to tweet
193. "Most of the worries are generated by the mind automatically, without your permission. The default state of the mind is to be concerned about something all the time. A person remains a prisoner of his thoughts unless he creates a distance between himself and his mind."Click to tweet
194. "Worry less and strive to reduce your fears. Years from now, you’ll shake your head at the way minor matters used to trouble you." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
195. "Drifting is the surest path to depression that i know. Focus and action are the fastest way out." (Kamal Ravikant) Click to tweet
196. "No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen." (Alan Watts) Click to tweet
197. "In order to see the path, you have to be very quiet and stop thinking." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
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198. "Train your mind to see something good in everything." (Buddhist Proverb) Click to tweet
199. "We can spend our whole lives escaping from the monsters of our minds." (Pema Chodron) Click to tweet
200. "The only way to “find” peace and happiness is to see how your mind works and how uncontrollable it is." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
201. "We can’t control what thoughts and emotions arise within us, nor can we control the universal truth that everything changes. But we can learn to step back and rest in the awareness of what’s happening. That awareness can be our refuge." (Sharon Salzberg) Click to tweet
202. "There’s a huge amount of suffering that is generated not by the actual challenges in life but by the fictitious problems that the mind generates." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
203. "It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free." (Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche) Click to tweet
204. "The truth is that stress doesn’t come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about these circumstances." (Andrew J. Bernstein) Click to tweet
205. "Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
206. "When your mind is preoccupied, your impulses — not your long-term goals — will guide your choices." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
207. "A mind that worries about the past is distracted, and a mind that worries about the future is delusional." (Cheng Yen) Click to tweet
208. "Most of the time we’re living in our minds; we’re living in memories, plans, reflections, judgments; the mind is just continually presenting thoughts, and we’re buying them. Then we lose the moment; we’re just off with the thought." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
209. "So many people don’t live for today. They are completely consumed with the future, and yet it is how we live today that creates our future." (Rhonda Byrne) Click to tweet
210. "Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
211. "No matter which corner of the world you travel to, you take the same mind with you everywhere. If the internal is full of conflict, no external place will bring you lasting peace." (Kunal) Click to tweet
212. "I don’t let go of my thoughts — i meet them with inquiry; then they let go of me." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
213. "Fear is the result of an unquestioned past imagined as a future." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
214. "Thoughts aren’t personal. They just appear, like raindrops.would you argue with a raindrop?" (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
215. "There is no stress in the world, only people thinking stressful thoughts." (Wayne Dyer) Click to tweet
216. "If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything." (Shunryu Suzuki) Click to tweet
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217. "Be aware of your breathing. Notice how this takes attention away from your thinking and creates space." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
218. "Fools aim at ten things. The wise aim at one." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
219. "If you don’t know what’s most important right now then the most important thing right now is to figure out what’s most important right now." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
220. "Prayer by itself is not sufficient to bring about peace of mind. What is much more effective is coming to understand the workings of the mind and learning how to tackle the mental afflictions that disturb it." (14th Dalai Lama) Click to tweet
221. "Just as rich fields must not be forced — for they will quickly lose their fertility if never given a break — so constant work on the anvil will fracture the force of the mind. But it regains its powers if it is set free and relaxed for a while." (Seneca) Click to tweet
222. "The key is to quiet your mind while in mental hell and embrace whatever obstacle is in front of you with open arms. We must learn to conserve energy and to control the emotional and mental stresses of our setbacks." (David Goggins) Click to tweet
223. "When sitting in meditation, say, “that’s not my business!” With every thought that comes by." (Ajahn Chah) Click to tweet
224. "On how to get a good night’s sleep when full of stress and anxiety? 1. Do a hard work out. When your heart rate is pumping and you are trying to catch your breath, you tend to forget about the stress for a few minutes. 2. Eat a good meal. 3. Go to sleep." (James Clear) Click to tweet
225. "Breathing is a powerful tool for regulating your emotions. Deep breathing is a way to summon energy and relax in stressful situations." (Johnny Uzan) Click to tweet
226. "Sprint, rest, repeat is more effective and sustainable than being 80% on all the time. Interval training is a great way to train your mind and body in this “turn on/turn off” mechanic." (Johnny Uzan) Click to tweet
227. "Being alone with pain and stress isn’t natural. Needing connection, emotional safety, and support doesn’t mean something is wrong with you, it means something is right with you." (Shane Parrish) Click to tweet
228. "If you are stressed, do this: 1 hour of intense, hard exercise (strength training, sprints, running, martial arts), followed by 30 minutes of relaxing, quiet time (reading, meditation, sauna, bath). I guarantee you will feel better mentally, emotionally and physically." (Jack Coulson) Click to tweet
229. "If you’re feeling off one day, before you panic: sit in indirect sun for 30 min, drink a liter of water (+ electrolytes if you have), 10 mins of breathing/meditation, go for a 30 min walk, lift weights for 45 mins, go to sleep early (cdb/magnesium), epsom salt bath." (Taylor Burrowes) Click to tweet
230. "Learn to manage your energy. Conserve your energy. And only use your energy on the things that matter." (Jose Rosado) Click to tweet
231. "Concentrating 100% on our breathing or our steps liberates us. We become a free person in just a few seconds, free to transform the habit energies of our ancestors." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
232. "If you have a breathing room, you have a sanctuary, a place where you can return to yourself and restore your sense of peace." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
233. "When our work and life has a spiritual dimension, we’re able to sustain ourselves, take care of ourselves, and avoid burning out." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
234. "Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
235. "Through practice, you no longer impose your thinking onto reality, and you can experience everything as it really is: as pure grace." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
236. "Meditation helps other parts of your life become more simple. As you enter quieter spaces you will see how clinging to desires has made your life complicated." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
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237. "Though you can start meditation at any time, it’s harder if your life is chaotic, if you’re feeling paranoid, if you’re overwhelmed with responsibilities. But even under these conditions, meditation will help you to clear things up a bit." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
238. "Whenever you are conscious of the breath, you are absolutely present. You may notice that you cannot think and be aware of your breathing. Conscious breathing stops your mind." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
239. "Practice meditation every day. Why? Because meditating seven days a week is not 1+1+1+1+1+1+1 = 7. Instead, it is 1+2+3+4+5+6+7 = 28. When you meditate daily, your ‘progress’ begins to snowball." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
240. "Meditation is not about getting rid of all your thoughts; it’s learning not to get so lost in them that you forget what your goal is. Don’t worry if your focus isn’t perfect when meditating. Just practice coming back to the breath, again and again." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
241. "Neuroscientists have discovered that when you ask the brain to meditate, it gets better not just at meditating, but at a wide range of self-control skills, including attention, focus, stress management, impulse control, and self-awareness." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
242. "Meditation is nothing more than increasing your awareness. You can do that any place, any time. Next time you feel overwhelmed, focus on your breathing pattern. No need to change it. Just go with it and give it your attention." (Darius Foroux) Click to tweet
243. "You can sleep 8 hours, you can train every day, you can eat healthy, but if you don’t meditate, it’s hard to see clearly." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
244. "Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
245. "Meditation isn’t about eliminating stress; it’s about managing it." (Headspace) Click to tweet
2. "A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness." (Albert Einstein) Click to tweet
3. "Stress is the inability to decide what’s important."Click to tweet
4. "Stress and confusion come from being busy. Peace and clarity come from slowing down and stilling your waters." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
5. "Stress is caused by being “here” but wanting to be “there”." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
6. "Every once in a while, do you just like to take your time with what you’re doing?" (Fred Rogers) Click to tweet
7. "Today i refuse to stress myself out about things i cannot control or change." (Mel Robbins) Click to tweet
8. "Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it." (Kahlil Gibran) Click to tweet
9. "The need for certainty is the greatest disease the mind faces." (Robert Greene) Click to tweet
10. "Society has sold you the greatest of lies, that the goal of life is to become “happy.” This one chase has cost you your life." (Kapil Gupta) Click to tweet
11. "Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." (Anne Lamott) Click to tweet
12. "Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry – all forms of fear – are caused by too much future, and not enough presence." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
13. "When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves." (Jack Kornfield) Click to tweet
14. "You may have a million desires to be in other places, doing other things, but you are not there, you are here." (Zen Proverb) Click to tweet
15. "The high value put upon every minute of time, the idea of hurry-hurry as the most important objective of living, is unquestionably the most dangerous enemy of joy." (Hermann Hesse) Click to tweet
16. "The anxiety of worry is almost always worse than the actual consequences. Stop worrying and start doing." (James Clear) Click to tweet
17. "The solution is often a good dose of indifference." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
18. "Don’t think about the past. Just be here now. Don’t think about the future. Just be here now." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
19. "90% of what you’re stressing about right now won’t even matter a year from now. Take a deep breath." (Mel Robbins) Click to tweet
20. "Today i escaped anxiety. Or no, i discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions not outside." (Marcus Aurelius) Click to tweet
21. "If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment." (Marcus Aurelius) Click to tweet
22. "Don’t spin your wheels trying to get everything done. Focus on getting the right things done instead." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
23. "There’s no situation that calls for mild anxiety. Either increase the level of stress to promote action, or forget about it and enjoy life." (Johnny Uzan) Click to tweet
24. "In a year, 95% of the things that stress you out now you’ll look back and laugh at. The other 5%, you should probably get to work on." (Justin Kan) Click to tweet
25. "Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow." (Lao Tzu) Click to tweet
26. "Comfort makes you weaker. We need some variability, some stressors. Not too much, but just enough." (Nassim Nicholas Taleb) Click to tweet
27. "Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others." (Paulo Coelho) Click to tweet
28. "Daily news and sugar confuse our system in the same manner." (Nassim Nicholas Taleb) Click to tweet
29. "Our civilization, which is lost in doing, knows nothing of being. It asks: being? What do you do with it?”" (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
30. "We get such a kick out of looking forward to pleasures and rushing ahead to meet them that we can’t slow down to enjoy them when they come." (Alan Watts) Click to tweet
31. "Stress is not created by the events in your life, but by your reaction to them." (James Pierce) Click to tweet
32. "Only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
33. "The faster and busier things get, the more we need to build thinking time into our schedule. And the noisier things get, the more we need to build quiet reflection spaces in which we can truly focus." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
34. "When a situation is within your control, take action. When a situation is outside your control, make preparations." (James Clear) Click to tweet
35. "Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene." (Epictetus) Click to tweet
36. "Throw out the excess, clean up the mess, say no to stress, and live with less." (Joshua Becker) Click to tweet
37. "To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections." (Dogen) Click to tweet
38. "When you become a lover of what is, the war is over." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
39. "Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self." (Buddha) Click to tweet
40. "An ignorant state, stress is." (Yoda) Click to tweet
41. "A certain amount of doing nothing, and stopping rushing around, would cool everything." (Alan Watts) Click to tweet
42. "Compassion and peace of mind bring a sense of confidence that reduce stress and anxiety." (14th Dalai Lama) Click to tweet
43. "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." (William James) Click to tweet
44. "In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers." (Fred Rogers) Click to tweet
45. "The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom." (James Allen) Click to tweet
46. "Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. God opens millions of flowers every day without forcing their buds." (Osho) Click to tweet
47. "There are two medicines for all ills: time and silence." (Alexander Dumas) Click to tweet
48. "There is more to life than increasing its speed." (Mahatma Gandhi) Click to tweet
49. "Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure." (Oprah Winfrey) Click to tweet
50. "Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself." (Hermann Hesse) Click to tweet
51. "You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside." (Wayne Dyer) Click to tweet
52. "The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it’s your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can’t package stress, touch it, or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking." (Wayne Dyer) Click to tweet
53. "If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person." (Seneca) Click to tweet
54. "Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head." (Michel de Montaigne) Click to tweet
55. "Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being." (Plato) Click to tweet
56. "Self-command is the main elegance." (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Click to tweet
57. "Our root is quietude." (Lao Tzu) Click to tweet
58. "This too shall pass." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
59. "Let go of what may come." (Tilopa) Click to tweet
60. "Debt free is stress free." (D. Muthukrishnan) Click to tweet
61. "Embrace stress, don’t avoid it." (Shane Parrish) Click to tweet
62. "Make peace with the present moment." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
63. "Problems only exist in the human mind." (Anthony de Mello) Click to tweet
64. "The whole world is not looking at you." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
65. "Just do your best. Never try to impress." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
66. "Need less, worry less. Simple = beautiful." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
67. "Tomorrow is overrated. Today is underrated." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
68. "Detachment naturally leads to tranquility."Click to tweet
69. "Stop thinking, and end your problems." (Lao Tzu) Click to tweet
70. "You don’t always have to have something to do. Don’t rush. Conserve some of your resources for yourself." (Iyanla Vanzant) Click to tweet
71. "Your best self can be found based on how you respond to failure." (David Goggins) Click to tweet
72. "You know you’re becoming wise when you care more about what you control and less about what you don’t." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
73. "Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace." (Joan Borysenko) Click to tweet
74. "Life is a storm that will test you unceasingly. Don’t wait for calm waters that may not arrive. Derive purpose from resilience. Learn to sail the raging sea."Click to tweet
75. "You are far from the only nervous person in the room." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
76. "When you have a moment, just listen to the beauty of silence. It has so much to say." (Armin Ganguly) Click to tweet
77. "Learn to watch your drama unfold while at the same time knowing you are more than your drama." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
78. "When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
79. "We should always be asking ourselves: “is this something that is, or is not, in my control?”" (Epictetus) Click to tweet
80. "It is not external events themselves that cause us distress, but the way in which we think about them… it is our attitudes and reactions that give us trouble. We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them." (Epictetus) Click to tweet
81. "Renew yourself completely every day; do it again, and again, and forever again." (Zen Proverb) Click to tweet
82. "If you feel lost… sit down, close your eyes, breathe, put your hands on your heart, repeat forever." (Courtney Carver) Click to tweet
83. "Stress exists only in your mind. Peace exists only in the acceptance of the present moment." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
84. "Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest." (Tilopa) Click to tweet
85. "When you need to calm down… breathe in for 5 counts. Hold for 5 counts. Breathe out for 5 counts. Hold for 5 counts. Repeat the cycle 2 more times." (Gabby Bernstein) Click to tweet
86. "There are three things you cannot buy. Fitness: you have to keep fit, whether you’re rich or not. Diet: you cannot pay someone to be on a diet for you. Then, looking after your soul. No one can possibly treat your soul but you yourself." (Brunello Cucinelli) Click to tweet
87. "Observe a stressful thought. Notice how your shoulders tense, your stomach tightens, you hold your breath. Keep watching that same thought. Don’t push it away, instead change your reaction to it. Breathe deeply, let go, relax your body. You’re okay. It’s just a thought. Breathe." (Jason Garner) Click to tweet
88. "Stop doing. Start being. It begins with a single thought and a simple statement – i am." (Iyanla Vanzant) Click to tweet
89. "Spend a week writing down everything that bothers you. Outrages in the news, personal slights, daily irritations. Read it a month later. How many entries feel important now? Probably not many. Excess reactivity steals happiness and energy."Click to tweet
90. "Stress and distractions have a mutually reinforcing relationship. They can drive one insane. Slow down, take a deep breath and relax. Pay attention to only one thing at a time. Also, don’t forget to clear mental junk every now and then by meditating for a few minutes."Click to tweet
91. "If you find yourself mentally exhausted: change your environment. Unclutter your desk. Take a shower. Go for a a walk. Refresh your mental state."Click to tweet
92. "When you feel overwhelmed, start eliminating all the non-essential things from your life. Clarity brings calm." (Darius Foroux) Click to tweet
93. "Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing." (Sharon Salzberg) Click to tweet
94. "Finding a moment to sit and just do nothing can be very healing, transforming, and nourishing." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
95. "Dogs bark at what they cannot understand." (Heraclitus) Click to tweet
96. "Sometimes it’s better to react with no reaction."Click to tweet
97. "Never make a decision when you are stressed, depressed, or being caressed." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
98. "Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater." (Albert Einstein) Click to tweet
99. "Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it." (Lily Tomlin) Click to tweet
100. "The difficulty of describing things for western ears is that people in a hurry cannot feel." (Alan Watts) Click to tweet
101. "Every kind of fear grows worse by not being looked at." (Bertrand Russell) Click to tweet
102. "When we don’t choose what’s important, everything seems important." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
103. "Awareness is inherently pure like the empty sky. Stress, annoyance, and anger can temporarily occupy its space but can never pollute it." (Haemin Sunim) Click to tweet
104. "The modern struggle: lone individuals summoning inhuman willpower, fasting, meditating, and exercising, up against armies of scientists and statisticians weaponizing abundant food, screens, and medicine into junk food, clickbait news, infinite porn, endless games and addictive drugs." (Naval Ravikant) Click to tweet
105. "Human life is gradually turning from a struggle against suffering into a struggle against pleasure." (Gurwinder Bhogal) Click to tweet
106. "Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency." (Natalie Goldberg) Click to tweet
107. "Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness." (Richard Carlson) Click to tweet
108. "It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it." (Hans Selye) Click to tweet
109. "Stress is a state of generalized vulnerability." (Luca Dellanna) Click to tweet
110. "How do you beat your inner turmoil? You can’t beat it, you can only stop creating it." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
111. "The calm person makes a choice. The angry person finds that anger has chosen for them. Rage robs us of reason and makes us puppets of our lower instincts."Click to tweet
112. "The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that i can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices i actually control." (Epictetus) Click to tweet
113. "We see striving everywhere inhibited in many ways, struggling everywhere; and thus always suffering; there is no final goal of striving, and therefore no bounds or end to suffering." (Arthur Schopenhauer) Click to tweet
114. "Most of us live in a post-scarcity world, yet are still running mental algorithms from a resource scare world. Thus we have anxiety, overconsumption and self-torture. Seeing that truth is the first step to liberation." (Justin Kan) Click to tweet
115. "This world is all attachment. Yet you get worried because you are attached." (Neem Karoli Baba) Click to tweet
116. "Our real enemy is not man; it’s not another human being. Our real enemy is our ignorance, discrimination, fear, craving, and violence." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
117. "Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
118. "We human beings are what we have been for millions of years – colossally greedy, envious, aggressive, jealous, anxious and despairing, with occasional flashes of joy and affection." (Jiddu Krishnamurti) Click to tweet
119. "To discover and transcend craving, which is the deep cause of all conditioning, is arduous and demands constant awareness." (Jiddu Krishnamurti) Click to tweet
120. "Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started." (David Allen) Click to tweet
121. "Flow with whatever happens and let your mind be free." (Zhuangzi) Click to tweet
122. "Uncertainty, not outcome, is the root of stress." (Naval Ravikant) Click to tweet
123. "The world is ruled by letting things take their course." (Lao Tzu) Click to tweet
124. "The river becomes calm when it reaches the ocean. Find your ocean each day." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
125. "Don’t rush. It’s wiser to go slowly in the right direction than fast in the wrong one." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
126. "Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully. It’s a reminder to stop talking; watch and listen." (Pema Chodron) Click to tweet
127. "What you want is to develop a sustainable habit: a stress-free approach to reducing your stress." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
128. "People work out, they stress their body, and their body gets stronger from stress." (Nassim Nicholas Taleb) Click to tweet
129. "Don’t be blindly ambitious or blindly lazy. Find a balance between mindful action and peaceful inaction."Click to tweet
130. "Remember that stress doesn’t come from what’s going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what’s going on in your life." (Andrew J. Bernstein) Click to tweet
131. "No desires, no goal, no seeking, no thoughts, neither obtaining, nor rejecting, nor grasping, nor letting go, being free." (Taisen Deshimaru) Click to tweet
132. "Stress happens when something you care about is at stake. It’s not a sign to run away – it’s a sign to step forward." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
133. "In general, obstacles force your mind to focus and find ways around them. They heighten your mental powers and should be welcomed." (Robert Greene) Click to tweet
134. "People think peace is positivity, but it’s not. Peace has no opposite, it is a kind of prevailing stillness that is present even in the midst of chaos. Don’t seek positivity. Don’t seek negativity. Accept what is there and find your peace regardless." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
135. "Short-term thinking makes people desperate, ungenerous, impulsive. Long-term thinking makes people calm, gracious, controlled. The mighty pyramids and cathedrals were built by civilizations with a long time horizon, so it is with the life of a great man."Click to tweet
136. "We all want comfort and fulfillment. But fulfillment demands progress, and progress is uncomfortable. Decide which one is higher on your values list, and be willing to pay the price." (Johnny Uzan) Click to tweet
137. "The most important timeframes: a. 10+ years ahead. B. This moment right now. Worries, small thinking, overplanning – they all happen in-between. And neither justifies leaving the present." (Johnny Uzan) Click to tweet
138. "Being scared isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign something matters." (Shane Parrish) Click to tweet
139. "The just man is most free from disturbance, while the unjust is full of the utmost disturbance." (Epicurus) Click to tweet
140. "If you understood the nature of your problem, you wouldn’t have one." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
141. "Real friends bring out your best, not your stress." (Mel Robbins) Click to tweet
142. "You know you’re becoming wise when you care more about doing your best and less about what they think." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
143. "If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to." (Zen Proverb) Click to tweet
144. "The only thing we really have any control over is our own experience." (Traleg Rinpoche) Click to tweet
145. "Simply let experience take place very freely, so that your open heart is suffused with the tenderness of true compassion." (Tsoknyi Rinpoche) Click to tweet
146. "Better to live simply and be debt free than to live lavishly and be stressed." (James Clear) Click to tweet
147. "Stress and meaning are inextricably linked. You don’t stress out about things you don’t care about, and you can’t create a meaningful life without experiencing some stress." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
148. "Not everything requires a response. This is truth for many things in life and almost everything in the news."Click to tweet
149. "Human beings worry incessantly about their social status. Making every device “socially connected” turned every device into an anxiety machine. The machine becomes symbolic of the set of all people that may be judging you. If “hell is other people” then hell is in our pocket."Click to tweet
150. "As you would not choose to sail in a large and decorated and gold-laden ship (or ship ornamented with gold), and to be drowned; so do not choose to dwell in a large and costly house and to be disturbed (by cares)." (Epictetus) Click to tweet
151. "A brief, warm morning hug with someone we love provides us with a protective layer, insulating us from the stress of the day." (Haemin Sunim) Click to tweet
152. "So much of our time is spent worrying about the opinions of people that don’t ultimately matter to us." (Shane Parrish) Click to tweet
153. "The best cure for worry i’ve ever found is making a list and getting to work." (Helena Price Hambrecht) Click to tweet
154. "Start from where you are – not where you wish you were. The work you’re doing becomes your path." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
155. "Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion." (Simon Sinek) Click to tweet
156. "Strangely, when you stop thinking about winning, you are more likely to win because you’d be able to focus 100% on the game instead of worrying about failure. And even if you fail, you didn’t spoil the fun of the game fearing failure all the time. Enjoy the game." (Kunal) Click to tweet
157. "Creativity needs breaks. Stress is the enemy of creativity." (Kunal) Click to tweet
158. "Your best work is done when you’re calm, focused and inspired. Your worst when you’re busy, rushed and aiming in many different directions." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
159. "Don’t confuse stress with burnout. Feeling overwhelmed sometimes is normal – it signals responsible engagement in meaningful work. Burnout is persistent, impairing emotional exhaustion. It stems from too many demands – and too little control and support." (Adam Grant) Click to tweet
160. "We need to maintain a balance between our work and the nourishment we need (walking, resting, breathing) or we won’t be very successful." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
161. "Worrying doesn’t make any difference, but working does and spirituality gives one the strength to work." (Sri Sri Ravi Shankar) Click to tweet
162. "Too often we spend our day responding to what is urgent instead of pursuing what is important. Proceed with purpose." (James Clear) Click to tweet
163. "Instead of becoming the world’s expert on buddhism, just let go, let go, let go." (Ajahn Sumedho) Click to tweet
164. "Your nature is truth, and when you oppose it, you don’t feel like yourself. Stress never feels as natural as peace does." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
165. "The goal is not to live a stress-free life. The goal is to live a meaningful life." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
166. "To seek happiness is to invite misery." (James Pierce) Click to tweet
167. "The supreme value is not the future but the present. Whoever builds a house for future happiness builds a prison for the present." (Octavio Paz) Click to tweet
168. "Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything — anger, anxiety, or possessions — we cannot be free." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
169. "Enjoy every moment. Don’t waste time on the nonessential waste of worrying. Things will work out better than you think if you focus on what’s important right now." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
170. "Keep this thought at the ready at daybreak, and through the day and night—there is only one path to happiness, and that is in giving up all outside of your sphere of choice, regarding nothing else as your possession." (Epictetus) Click to tweet
171. "Some people need more focus. Others need to broaden their perspective. Some people need to try harder. Others need to stress less. Some people need to care more. Others need to let it go. The secret is you are both people. The key is to know which one you are in this moment." (James Clear) Click to tweet
172. "Whence all this hurry to arrive at a state? Are you not already face-to-face with the eternal mystery? Take it easy for a while; just watch the snow falling or the kettle boiling, and not so much hurry." (Alan Watts) Click to tweet
173. "You need to grab whatever chance of happiness you get, and not worry about other people too much." (Haruki Murakami) Click to tweet
174. "Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy." (Forster) Click to tweet
175. "Chasing meaning is better for your health than trying to avoid discomfort." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
176. "The concept that things should be a certain way causes pain in the mind." (Sri Sri Ravi Shankar) Click to tweet
177. "To examine desire is to free oneself from it." (James Pierce) Click to tweet
178. "Worry is the misuse of intelligence." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
179. "To me, ‘busy’ implies that the person is out of control of their life." (Derek Sivers) Click to tweet
180. "We do not heal the past by dwelling there; we heal the past by living fully in the present." (Marianne Williamson) Click to tweet
181. "The resistance to the unpleasant situation is the root of suffering." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
182. "The quiet appreciation of the total situation and its inherent possibilities steadily moves things toward resolution." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
183. "It’s strange to realize most control freaks seem unhappy, worried and sick." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
184. "Your inward conflicts express themselves in outward disasters." (Jiddu Krishnamurti) Click to tweet
185. "It is very important that we do not try to run away from our painful feelings. We can recognize, accept, embrace, and look deeply." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
186. "Being too self-centred can give rise to anxiety and depression. An effective antidote is to cultivate a sense of altruism, taking the whole of humanity into account. Appreciating the oneness of humanity leads us to recognise our essential equality as human beings." (14th Dalai Lama) Click to tweet
187. "Stress happens when your mind resists what is." (Dan Millman) Click to tweet
188. "As others grown more intelligent under stress, i grow heavy, as if i were an animal on a chain." (Lillian Hellman) Click to tweet
189. "All striving comes from lack, from a dissatisfaction with one’s condition, and is thus suffering as long as it is not satisfied; but no satisfaction is lasting; instead, it is only the beginning of a new striving." (Arthur Schopenhauer) Click to tweet
190. "If you look carefully, you will see that there is one thing and only one thing that causes unhappiness. The name of that thing is attachment. What is an attachment? An emotional state of clinging caused by the belief that without some particular thing or some person you cannot be happy." (Anthony de Mello) Click to tweet
191. "People are anxious to improve their circumstances but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound." (James Allen) Click to tweet
192. "We waste our time and cause ourselves needless anxiety if we concern ourselves with things over which we have no control." (William B. Irvine) Click to tweet
193. "Most of the worries are generated by the mind automatically, without your permission. The default state of the mind is to be concerned about something all the time. A person remains a prisoner of his thoughts unless he creates a distance between himself and his mind."Click to tweet
194. "Worry less and strive to reduce your fears. Years from now, you’ll shake your head at the way minor matters used to trouble you." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
195. "Drifting is the surest path to depression that i know. Focus and action are the fastest way out." (Kamal Ravikant) Click to tweet
196. "No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen." (Alan Watts) Click to tweet
197. "In order to see the path, you have to be very quiet and stop thinking." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
198. "Train your mind to see something good in everything." (Buddhist Proverb) Click to tweet
199. "We can spend our whole lives escaping from the monsters of our minds." (Pema Chodron) Click to tweet
200. "The only way to “find” peace and happiness is to see how your mind works and how uncontrollable it is." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
201. "We can’t control what thoughts and emotions arise within us, nor can we control the universal truth that everything changes. But we can learn to step back and rest in the awareness of what’s happening. That awareness can be our refuge." (Sharon Salzberg) Click to tweet
202. "There’s a huge amount of suffering that is generated not by the actual challenges in life but by the fictitious problems that the mind generates." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
203. "It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free." (Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche) Click to tweet
204. "The truth is that stress doesn’t come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about these circumstances." (Andrew J. Bernstein) Click to tweet
205. "Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
206. "When your mind is preoccupied, your impulses — not your long-term goals — will guide your choices." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
207. "A mind that worries about the past is distracted, and a mind that worries about the future is delusional." (Cheng Yen) Click to tweet
208. "Most of the time we’re living in our minds; we’re living in memories, plans, reflections, judgments; the mind is just continually presenting thoughts, and we’re buying them. Then we lose the moment; we’re just off with the thought." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
209. "So many people don’t live for today. They are completely consumed with the future, and yet it is how we live today that creates our future." (Rhonda Byrne) Click to tweet
210. "Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
211. "No matter which corner of the world you travel to, you take the same mind with you everywhere. If the internal is full of conflict, no external place will bring you lasting peace." (Kunal) Click to tweet
212. "I don’t let go of my thoughts — i meet them with inquiry; then they let go of me." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
213. "Fear is the result of an unquestioned past imagined as a future." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
214. "Thoughts aren’t personal. They just appear, like raindrops.would you argue with a raindrop?" (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
215. "There is no stress in the world, only people thinking stressful thoughts." (Wayne Dyer) Click to tweet
216. "If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything." (Shunryu Suzuki) Click to tweet
217. "Be aware of your breathing. Notice how this takes attention away from your thinking and creates space." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
218. "Fools aim at ten things. The wise aim at one." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
219. "If you don’t know what’s most important right now then the most important thing right now is to figure out what’s most important right now." (Greg McKeown) Click to tweet
220. "Prayer by itself is not sufficient to bring about peace of mind. What is much more effective is coming to understand the workings of the mind and learning how to tackle the mental afflictions that disturb it." (14th Dalai Lama) Click to tweet
221. "Just as rich fields must not be forced — for they will quickly lose their fertility if never given a break — so constant work on the anvil will fracture the force of the mind. But it regains its powers if it is set free and relaxed for a while." (Seneca) Click to tweet
222. "The key is to quiet your mind while in mental hell and embrace whatever obstacle is in front of you with open arms. We must learn to conserve energy and to control the emotional and mental stresses of our setbacks." (David Goggins) Click to tweet
223. "When sitting in meditation, say, “that’s not my business!” With every thought that comes by." (Ajahn Chah) Click to tweet
224. "On how to get a good night’s sleep when full of stress and anxiety? 1. Do a hard work out. When your heart rate is pumping and you are trying to catch your breath, you tend to forget about the stress for a few minutes. 2. Eat a good meal. 3. Go to sleep." (James Clear) Click to tweet
225. "Breathing is a powerful tool for regulating your emotions. Deep breathing is a way to summon energy and relax in stressful situations." (Johnny Uzan) Click to tweet
226. "Sprint, rest, repeat is more effective and sustainable than being 80% on all the time. Interval training is a great way to train your mind and body in this “turn on/turn off” mechanic." (Johnny Uzan) Click to tweet
227. "Being alone with pain and stress isn’t natural. Needing connection, emotional safety, and support doesn’t mean something is wrong with you, it means something is right with you." (Shane Parrish) Click to tweet
228. "If you are stressed, do this: 1 hour of intense, hard exercise (strength training, sprints, running, martial arts), followed by 30 minutes of relaxing, quiet time (reading, meditation, sauna, bath). I guarantee you will feel better mentally, emotionally and physically." (Jack Coulson) Click to tweet
229. "If you’re feeling off one day, before you panic: sit in indirect sun for 30 min, drink a liter of water (+ electrolytes if you have), 10 mins of breathing/meditation, go for a 30 min walk, lift weights for 45 mins, go to sleep early (cdb/magnesium), epsom salt bath." (Taylor Burrowes) Click to tweet
230. "Learn to manage your energy. Conserve your energy. And only use your energy on the things that matter." (Jose Rosado) Click to tweet
231. "Concentrating 100% on our breathing or our steps liberates us. We become a free person in just a few seconds, free to transform the habit energies of our ancestors." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
232. "If you have a breathing room, you have a sanctuary, a place where you can return to yourself and restore your sense of peace." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
233. "When our work and life has a spiritual dimension, we’re able to sustain ourselves, take care of ourselves, and avoid burning out." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
234. "Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
235. "Through practice, you no longer impose your thinking onto reality, and you can experience everything as it really is: as pure grace." (Byron Katie) Click to tweet
236. "Meditation helps other parts of your life become more simple. As you enter quieter spaces you will see how clinging to desires has made your life complicated." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
237. "Though you can start meditation at any time, it’s harder if your life is chaotic, if you’re feeling paranoid, if you’re overwhelmed with responsibilities. But even under these conditions, meditation will help you to clear things up a bit." (Ram Dass) Click to tweet
238. "Whenever you are conscious of the breath, you are absolutely present. You may notice that you cannot think and be aware of your breathing. Conscious breathing stops your mind." (Eckhart Tolle) Click to tweet
239. "Practice meditation every day. Why? Because meditating seven days a week is not 1+1+1+1+1+1+1 = 7. Instead, it is 1+2+3+4+5+6+7 = 28. When you meditate daily, your ‘progress’ begins to snowball." (Thibaut) Click to tweet
240. "Meditation is not about getting rid of all your thoughts; it’s learning not to get so lost in them that you forget what your goal is. Don’t worry if your focus isn’t perfect when meditating. Just practice coming back to the breath, again and again." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
241. "Neuroscientists have discovered that when you ask the brain to meditate, it gets better not just at meditating, but at a wide range of self-control skills, including attention, focus, stress management, impulse control, and self-awareness." (Kelly McGonigal) Click to tweet
242. "Meditation is nothing more than increasing your awareness. You can do that any place, any time. Next time you feel overwhelmed, focus on your breathing pattern. No need to change it. Just go with it and give it your attention." (Darius Foroux) Click to tweet
243. "You can sleep 8 hours, you can train every day, you can eat healthy, but if you don’t meditate, it’s hard to see clearly." (Maxime Lagace) Click to tweet
244. "Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again." (Thich Nhat Hanh) Click to tweet
245. "Meditation isn’t about eliminating stress; it’s about managing it." (Headspace) Click to tweet
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