We easily in our business and personal lives conclude staying busy equates with being happy. But it is
A Fallacy That A Busy Life Is A Good Life.
It is an error in our thinking discounting the importance of balance. All work and no play makes Jack or Jacqueline a dull boy or girl you know. The graphic is a montage of takeoffs at a German airport. Pretty busy day going on there you might say.
In a past life, I did that road warrior large territory travel and it is not as glamorous as it looks eating out every night, lumpy mattresses in hotels. It has its good moments but you need to ask yourself about spending enough time with your most important PEOPLE connections and watch the sacrificing your life to "busyness."
Busyness at its highest level is a distraction. People complain after HOURS for example on social media Facebook, or tweeking their web site look, where did all the time go? Stepping away from WORK on a regular basis and not just thinking about PLAY for yourself but SIGNIFICANT AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTION to the people that need the listening, touching, nurturing, and understanding THAT ONLY YOU can provide is an invaluable element to balance.
Likewise too much idle time gets you in trouble too, not doing something PRODUCTIVE in your life.
You need a mix of WORK and also CONNECTION to feel fulfilled as a person. They say no one on their deathbed wished they worked more hours, but from the looks of all those planes in the air, whether by personal choice or business or employers driving people crazy, there is a lot of busyness going on.
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