Tag: busyness

Quote from Wall Street Journal: Instead of saying I don't have try saying it's not a priority and see how that feels. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice.

Changing our language to help us prioritise

February 6, 2025

Are we becoming a nation of headless chickens running from one thing to another and exhausting ourselves in the process, or is it another way of justifying our existence? ​ ​ Research shows that the less busy we are, the more happy we are. I’m up for that, so I thought I’d share some of…
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Is ‘busyness’ the new badge of honour?

July 3, 2019

How many times have you been to an event recently and asked someone ‘how they are?’ and they’ve replied ‘soooooo busy?’ Once upon a time people used to tell me how little sleep they needed a night but now this has fallen by the way side, perhaps to the success of Arianna Huffington’s book, and…
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Jane L Hirst