Tired as F*ck Quotes

“Instead, maybe just lurk in the background and become OK with simple joys and not being the center of attention. It is more peaceful there.”
― Caroline Dooner, Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture – A Frank Memoir and Cautionary Tale on Rest, Peace, and Doing Less

“We deserve better than this. We deserve naps and snacks.”
― Caroline Dooner, Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture – A Frank Memoir and Cautionary Tale on Rest, Peace, and Doing Less

“In fact, understanding that there are probably always going to be unavoidable factors that affect our anxiety can help us take some of the pressure off. It’s OK to have anxiety! It’s OK to get stressed. We’re human. Life is scary. In fact, sometimes anxiety is intuition and your body communicating with you, which is another reason it is so important to learn how to feel and trust what’s going on in your body. But it’s also OK to try to manage your anxiety and support your mental health.”
― Caroline Dooner, Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture – A Frank Memoir and Cautionary Tale on Rest, Peace, and Doing Less

“Anxiety is exhausting. It’s depleting. It’s distracting. And it affects your mind and your body. And, if you are not a psychopath, you probably have some anxiety. It’s to be expected. The question I think we eventually have to ask ourselves is: How much of our anxiety is inherent and chemical and unavoidable, and how much of it is learned and accidentally perpetuated?”
― Caroline Dooner, Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture – A Frank Memoir and Cautionary Tale on Rest, Peace, and Doing Less

“the more high-stakes the performing venues became. This happens to a lot of us, I think. We’re all so caught up being impressive or worth something and holding on to whatever praise we get that we don’t often stop to consider whether it’s actually worth it. Can’t we just live?! Can’t we just enjoy life’s little pleasures without worrying that we are unimpressive?”
― Caroline Dooner, Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture – A Frank Memoir and Cautionary Tale on Rest, Peace, and Doing Less

“I couldn’t let down Great-Aunt Bernie! She just told everyone in the room how great I am!”
― Caroline Dooner, Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture – A Frank Memoir and Cautionary Tale on Rest, Peace, and Doing Less

“What happens to a person’s brain when they are constantly getting praise for something that stresses them out?”
― Caroline Dooner, Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture – A Frank Memoir and Cautionary Tale on Rest, Peace, and Doing Less

“The diet/binge cycle is actually a famine cycle, and by fixating us on food and wiring us to binge in response to restriction or arbitrary food rules, our bodies are safeguarding against famine and future famines (future diets). It’s actually a state of crisis. Our bodies are conserving energy, lowering our metabolism, and elevating our hunger hormones, and wiring us to binge. And do you know what living in a state of semi-famine for years on end does to us? It exhausts us. Physically, and also emotionally and mentally. Think about it . . . we live in a culture that demonizes eating. Eating!!!! Survival 101! And we are afraid of it. We’re all walking around frustrated with ourselves for being hungry or for”
― Caroline Dooner, Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture – A Frank Memoir and Cautionary Tale on Rest, Peace, and Doing Less

“We are all looking for meaning, belonging, and a feeling of safety, and sometimes it just feels easier to let someone else tell us what to think and what to do.”
― Caroline Dooner, Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture – A Frank Memoir and Cautionary Tale on Rest, Peace, and Doing Less