2022年7月11日 · Chronic busyness is a way many people distract themselves from uncomfortable, unpleasant, and painful emotions. The busyness, the action, the constant movement, and the over-commitment...

Eliminate low-value work to make time for “deep work.” Force people off the clock, and allow time for their minds to wander creatively. Model the right behavior, and build slack into your systems.

2023年11月21日 · Staying busy can impact our lives in several different ways. Namely, it can affect our emotional and physical health, our relationships, and our ability to achieve a healthy work-life balance. When busyness is glorified and encouraged, we may end up overextending ourselves with varied obligations, commitments, and responsibilities.

One survey found 74% of parents with kids under 18 sometimes felt too busy to enjoy life. Another 11% of all Americans said the busy pace of their life was harming their health. Research shows that people who feel stressed, or like there's not enough …

The constant drive to stay busy is rooted in more than just a desire to get things done. It’s often fueled by deeper psychological reasons, many of which we may not even realize. Here’s a look at the psychological factors that can make us uncomfortable with stillness and drive us toward constant activity.

2019年10月3日 · Feelings of being overly busy have been associated with all sorts of bad outcomes including increased stress, decreased well-being, and even rudeness. When busyness leads to feeling time...

Research from Gallup shows that the people who are most strapped for time (the truly busy) are people working multiple jobs and caring for children at home. The wealthy are actually voluntarily trading their time for even more money, leading to feelings of busyness:

2014年4月7日 · Are You Addicted to Being Busy? Why we should consider the hard truths we mask by staying busy. Posted April 7, 2014 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader

Results revealed that perceived busyness peaked in 30-year-olds, showed age-related decreases until age 60, and then remained stable. Moreover, women generally reported being busier than men. Analysis of age by gender interactions revealed that men exhibited a significant cubic age effect for busyness, whereas women did not.

2016年4月26日 · Researchers find that busy people are more motivated to complete tasks after missing a deadline than their non-busy peers. LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: There's an old saying that if you want...