Comments on: Don't tell me you're busy

By: A meditation « Sherdie

A meditation « Sherdie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:07:36 +0000

[...] So far so good. After a hectic, headless chook-type day, I was stupidly close to calling quits on the class and staying at work to get on top of things before dragging home with a buzzing mind and burning eyeballs. Happily I went with the sane option of realising that the idea of getting on top of things is a complete fallacy and that it was time to stop thinking that being (over)busy does not make me big or clever, it just makes me tired, …. [...]

By: Silvana

Silvana — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:16:30 +0000

Busy gives you a way to ignore parts of your life that are falling apart and need attention.

Perfect!! Thanks!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:17:45 +0000

Although I understand the intent, I'd be more inclined to agree with this post if I'd not just read that American households watch on average 8.3 hrs/day of TV! Sorry but running around the office in a frenzy all week while simultaneously updating me on 5-6 shows that you watch does NOT make you busy – it makes you a slacker with misplaced priorities. The folks who do the heavy lifting in society do not watch television – they get busy and get things accomplished. I'm not really ranting against the evils of TV so much; but when, as a society, we collectively watch over 8 hours of TV a day and then complain about being busy, we're simply delusional.

As for myself, I'm busy…I love my job, I work at our community garden, devote time serving at church, service old clients from my freelancing days, attend school functions, and build furniture and web applications that generate extra revenue for my family of 5. And I devote LOADS of time to following my dreams. What I DON'T do is watch TV – maybe 2-4 hours per month.

I think we need to establish 'busy' in a good sense vs. 'busy' in an immature sense before labeling everyone who claims to be be busy as having misplaced priorities or living life poorly.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:58:59 +0000

Thank you so much for this. I grow increasingly frustrated with people telling me that they're just so BUSY and that there's no TIME for anything. I've not been able to work out why they have no time, when I seem to have plenty of it. Now I can sit back and say, it's because they're "busy" not because they have full days!

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:10:30 +0000

I love this post. I'd also like you to speak more on dreams, and giving them up. I believe that anything is possible and fulfilling dreams helps us to be passionate and unique.

By: Road 2 Nowhere | I’m not Lazy!

Road 2 Nowhere | I’m not Lazy! — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:03:11 +0000

[...] heading into a time of having too much to do… I'm not busy, my life is full! My big side project, List Central, is coming close to being ready to unleash upon the world wide [...]

By: Assorted Links | NineCents

Assorted Links | NineCents — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:44:01 +0000

[...] those confused about why Tyler loves Penelope Trunk's blog, these posts on economizing your time might be why. Don't tell me you don't have time to read [...]

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:44:58 +0000

Great, helpful post. Can you say more about the difference between "what you want in life" and "dreams" per point 3?

By: ” I dont have the time” « HappyFeet n Me

” I dont have the time” « HappyFeet n Me — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:12:48 +0000

[...] Dont tell me you're busy! [...]

By: Eve

Eve — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:42:59 +0000

I hate it when people say they're busy, too. It usually just means they don't want to do whatever you're proposing. My main question: do you still have friends after writing stuff like this?