I recently wrapped up a post series on busyness that investigates the research, root causes, and realities of busyness. You can check out those posts here: Research Says We’re Not Busy — So Why Do We FEEL So Busy? Busyness 101: Why are we SO … [Read more...]
Research Says We’re Not Busy — So Why Do We FEEL So Busy?
“The difficulty of describing things for Western ears is that people in a hurry cannot feel.” — Alan Watts Isn't it interesting how that works? We can't feel when we are too busy. But, "too busy" is often just a feeling itself. This is a … [Read more...]
Busyness 101: Why are we SO BUSY in Modern Life? (7 Hypotheses)
This is the first post in a 3-part series. You can jump to the next two posts here: Busyness 201: A Brief History of Work & BUSY in America Busyness 301: The Future of BUSY, Work & Leisure It wasn’t too long ago that keeping up … [Read more...]
Busyness 201: A Brief History of Work & BUSY in America
This is the second post in the 3-part series on busyness. You can read the other two posts here: Busyness 101: Why are we SO BUSY in Modern Life? (7 Hypotheses) Busyness 301: The Future of BUSY, Work & Leisure The first post took a … [Read more...]
Busyness 301: The Future of BUSY, Work & Leisure
This is the third post in the 3-part series on busyness. You can read the other two posts here: Busyness 101: Why are we SO BUSY in Modern Life? (7 Hypotheses) Busyness 201: A Brief History of Work & BUSY in America Status symbols have … [Read more...]
5 Themes from “In Praise of Idleness” by Bertrand Russell (Essay Summary)
“The first principle of all action is leisure.” — Aristotle Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate.¹ In 1932, at 60 years old, he wrote In … [Read more...]
Mental Bandwidth Management is the New Time Management
I've always believed that all 40-hour workweeks are not created equal. On the surface, the quantity of hours is the same. But, a 40-hour workweek that allows you to think, breathe, and do your best work is not the same as a 40-hour workweek that's … [Read more...]
Why Busyness is the Current Status Symbol, According to Research
Yesterday's post summarized an important piece of busyness research: “Conspicuous Consumption of Time: When Busyness and Lack of Leisure Time Become a Status Symbol” Today, I'll distill the research a bit further and also include some additional … [Read more...]
“Conspicuous Consumption of Time: When Busyness and Lack of Leisure Time Become a Status Symbol” (Research Summary)
When it comes to busyness, there's plenty of info online that states the what (we're all busy) and gives you tips about how to unbusy your work and life. But, they often leave out why we are so busy. A fascinating piece of busyness research … [Read more...]
Thought Experiment: What if You Only Had a 15-Hour Workweek?
To see the definition of a thought experiment along with an example, check out this previous post: Experiences vs Things: A Thought Experiment on Spending Money. Lately, I've been going deep into research on busyness and asking questions like: … [Read more...]
