Alessandra Pigni > Quotes

“We talk about social service, service to the people, service to humanity, service to others who are far away, helping to bring peace to the world, but often we forget that it is the very people around us that we must live for first of all. […] If all our friends in the peace movement or in service communities of any kind do not love and help each other, whom can we love and help? –Thich Nhat Hanh42”
― Alessandra Pigni, The Idealist's Survival Kit: 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout

“Today I wonder if “changing the world starts from within” but only happens “in-between”—between people, in relationships, and in the way we treat each other, as well as in the radical transformation of the way our institutions operate.”
― Alessandra Pigni, The Idealist's Survival Kit: 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout

“Blessed are those who dare to challenge modus operandi that seem cast in stone and those who do not think that mobbing, sexual harassment, alcoholism, and no life outside work are part of the package.”
― Alessandra Pigni, The Idealist's Survival Kit: 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout

“One of the things that I found was the importance of rest and play, and the willingness to let go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth. —Brené Brown”
― Alessandra Pigni, The Idealist's Survival Kit: 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout

“Burnout is fueled by a culture in which we matter because of how much we get done, how busy we are.”
― Alessandra Pigni, The Idealist's Survival Kit: 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout