by. Anthony Demangone
The world is busy. We're all so busy. Ask anyone how their day is, and you'll often get the following response:
My hair is on fire! Or,I'm slammed.
An article I read last week(Harvard Business Review) makes a counter-intuitive point in this "I'm so busy" world. Please, please, please...stop telling everyone how busy you are.
So much of this is about out-doing each other. To say that "I'm busier than you are" means I'm more important, or that my time is more valuable, or that I am "winning" at some never-finished rat race to Inbox Zero. (Inbox Zero is another absurd contest to tackle at another time.) What you're trying to say with these responses is: I'm busier, more in-demand, more successful.
Here's the thing: it's harming how we communicate, connect, and interact. Everyone is busy, in different sorts of ways. Maybe you have lots of clients, or are starting a new business, or are taking care of a newborn. The point is this: with limited time and unlimited demands on that time, it's easy to fill your plate with activities constantly. But this doesn't mean that you should.
