Busy happens when you’re here and you can’t stop thinking about being there.
It’s the byproduct of planning too much into your day, too closely in a row.
…Or, maybe worth considering, it’s the byproduct of simply not being able to be here.
What I’ve noticed is that the people in my life who regularly define themselves as “busy,” tend to be that way on every single one of their days—regardless of the number of tasks they have to complete. And those who never make mention of being “busy,” tend to follow the same pattern.
Now, this might very well be because “busy” people have an increased overall average number of tasks to complete.
…Or it might be because “busy” people have an increased overall tendency to pack their days with tasks so they can intentionally invoke the feeling of busy so as to distract themselves from the here.
My challenge for you, dear busy person, is to challenge “busy” and bring to question how you’re filling your days. Are you really as busy as you’re making yourself out to be? Are there tasks you can delegate, delete, or automate to add more downtime and in-between time? Can you make more of a deliberate effort to be where you are throughout the day and focus less on the next place you need to be?
What a shame, after all, to be so busy getting to the next task that you never have time to be present for the current one.
…What a shame, after all, to be so busy “life-ing” that you never have time left for living.