Amanda Goodwin

“We humans have known since time immemorial something that science is only now discovering: our gut feeling is responsible in no small measure for how we feel. We are “scared shitless” or we can be “shitting ourselves” with fear. If we don’t manage to complete a job, we can’t get our “ass in gear.” We “swallow” our disappointment and need time to “digest” a defeat. A nasty comment leaves a “bad taste in our mouth.” When we fall in love, we get “butterflies in our stomach.” Our self is created in our head and our gut—no longer just in language, but increasingly also in the lab.”
― Giulia Enders, Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ

“workaholism as an obsessive-compulsive disorder that manifests itself through self-imposed demands, an inability to regulate work habits, and overindulgence in work to the exclusion of most other life activities. The frantic work habits of workaholics activate their stress response, and their neurological systems are on constant red alert. Although workaholism is a form of escape from unresolved emotional issues, the relief it provides has an addictive quality. The addictive nature comes from the fact that workaholics are temporarily delivered from deeper red alert conditions through the distraction of working,”
― Bryan E Robinson, Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Work-Life Balance

“The brain is a powerful servant but a heartless master,”
― Ryan Winfield, Isle of Man

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river, and he’s not the same man”
― Jami Attenberg, All Grown Up