About this quote

Simple comforts can reorder how you spend your free time. Make a habit of longer reads and a proper cup instead of quick hits; that will turn a few minutes of scrolling into something that actually rests you. Try scheduling a weekly hour, put your phone away, and pick a book you can sink into. Small choices like a good pot of tea change an evening from wasted time into real rest.

When to use it

• Study session at the library: I told my classmate, 'You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me,' then set up a thermos and three thick texts for the night.
• Work break conversation: I said to a coworker, 'You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me,' and left my desk to read in the lunchroom for thirty minutes.
• Rainy Sunday at home: I told my partner, 'You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me,' and disappeared into the armchair with a pot of tea.
• Mental-health check: When the week felt shallow I told my therapist, 'You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me,' and made a plan to spend mornings reading again.