The Joy of Missing Out Quotes

“We have to stop the glorification of busy. We need to change our mindset and redefine what it means to be productive. Productivity is not about doing more, it’s doing what’s most important. We need to stop trying to get more done and instead reset our focus on our own priorities. When we do that, our ideal lives can become our real, everyday lives.”
― Tonya Dalton, The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less

“It's not reality that makes us feel stuck; it's the lens we use to view the world.”
― Tonya Dalton, The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less

“The word priority did not exist until the fifteenth century. It simply wasn’t a word. And then when it did finally merge into conversations, it was always singular—never priorities. And it stayed that way for about five hundred years, until suddenly it became plural.”
― Tonya Dalton, The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less

“You can choose or let others choose for you. The choice is really yours. Not making a choice is a choice. But so many of us have forgotten that we have a choice - it's a case of learned helplessness.”
― Tonya Dalton, The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less

“Perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat. ELIZABETH GILBERT”
― Tonya Dalton, The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less

“You have to take this journey; you have to do the work because this your path. The good, the bad, and teh ugly: it belongs to you. So own it.”
― Tonya Dalton, The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less