Always fu***** busy!






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Nobody wants to be branded as 'lazy', but is being 'busy' any better? 

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In this episode Pulitzer Prize winner Tim Kreider gives us an insight into his short essay 'Lazy: A Manifesto'. 


According to Google one definition of being busy is too "keep oneself preoccupied". While there are various definitions I believe this definition hit the nail on the hand. Many times this preoccupation is self-imposed. Kreider explains 'busy' has become a boastful default response, disguised as a complaint.
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Plan Shopping

Using the word busy gives you leverage to hold off as you 'shop' for other options. This defers you from making a concrete plan until one really takes your fancy.

Guilt

It inevitably occurs when you fail to keep yourself 'busy'. Merriam-webster.com, defines guilt as "feelings of deserving blame especially for imagined offence's or from a sense of inadequacy". This can stems from knowing that you are no longer preoccupied with the trivial. Rather, that you have to acknowledge the 'big picture questions'. 

Obligation & Responsibilities

Kreider understand's that many of you and myself included have genuine obligations and responsibilities, which are inescapable. That being said, there are times we all make ourselves busier than we have to be. The challenge is to become aware of this. 



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The Prescription

Assuming you are now slightly more aware than you were pre-blog, laziness is now prescribed.  Thats right, take the rest of the afternoon off, relax and recharge. Quiet time should not be a luxury. For those of you who really enjoy being 'busy' maybe you can still be persuaded. 

The purpose of giving yourself some space and quiet is to make unexpected connections that can end up as 'Eureka moments'. This includes Archimedes, Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein to name a few. These type of moments often come when the mind has wondered far from the task at hand.  




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