Day 171- Busy

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From zenhabits.net:

Being busy has become a way of bragging: I’m so busy, I must be important.

“I have a million things to do! I never have time for anything! I can’t slow down — I’m too busy.” This is thought to be a good thing in a society where we must be productive, active, occupied.

But it’s a fool’s game. Busy is simply noise, action without meaning, lots of little unimportant things rather than a few important ones.

Stop being busy. Just decide to stop, today.

You clear distractions, and focus.

But how can you stop being busy? It’s a simple change of mindset: you say, I’m not going to be busy anymore.

You can decide that you’ll slow down
Pick the important things to work on
Pick the high-impact tasks

You can now make time for work you’re passionate about, for work that matters. You can make time for solitude, for creating. You can make time for contemplation, for yourself.

“Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.” ~Jane Austen

Guilty. I have decided to stop being busy.