About this quote

Most people spend their lives reacting to external demands and fixing problems for others instead of facing their own minds. It is much easier to stay busy with daily tasks than to sit quietly with your own thoughts. But avoiding your inner world only delays the work of figuring out who you actually are. What are you running from when you fill every spare second with noise? Turn off the screen and pay attention to the discomfort you keep trying to ignore.

When to use it

• I was about to open another bag of chips after a hard day, but I stopped and asked myself what void I was actually trying to fill.
• You sit in your car before a shift, realizing you took this high-paying job just to please your parents, and you finally ask yourself what you actually want.
• After arguing with my spouse again about nothing, I sat on the porch and realized I was just projecting my own insecurities onto them.
• You quit the marathon training program not because your legs hurt, but because you realize you were only running to escape your thoughts.