10 Reasons Why Everyone Is So "Busy"
Is all this so-called busyness really leading to a better life?
Or, is it leading us away from it?
1. We fill our lives with tasks to avoid the numbness of doing nothing.
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2. Being "busy" is a status symbol that we rely on to suggest we are important people doing important things.
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3. When we say we're busy we're really saying we're doing worthwhile work - even if we don't truly believe it or know it to be true.
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4. We're busy because we're avoiding loneliness.
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5. We fill our lives with busyness to avoid the sensation of time anxiety.
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6. When we tell loved ones we're too busy to spend time with them, we're really telling them whatever supposedly important task we're doing is more important than them - and we are bizarrely okay with that.
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7. A legitimate reason to be busy is when we're working on a passion project that will provide real value to ourselves, our loved ones, and the world.
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8. Some people, such as parents who have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet for their children, have no choice but to be busy.
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9. For those more fortunate, busyness is a choice, even when we're thrust into circumstances beyond our control.
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10. People who choose to be busy have not stopped being busy long enough to conduct the necessary introspection to discover what they most value in life.
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