Why Are You So Busy?

<p>To be busy is almost a badge of pride for most men. Yet is it really? Is it better to be busy or is there something else you want to focus on? If it is something else then why do we focus on being busy? Why is busy what we want to do and not the other thing?</p> <h2>The fallacy of busy</h2> <p>Being busy is not the goal we want. Whether we are running our own business or helping another person <a href= "https://www.relaxedmale.com/setting-a-goal-and-an-easy-way-to-achieve-it/">achieve their goals</a> by being an employee. Being busy is wasting energy and time.</p> <p>I came across a thought about how busy is showing up in noticeable ways as I was writing this week's blog post and it is more of a conspiracy theory however it also shows a point. My thought was</p> <blockquote> <p>The interesting <a href= "https://www.relaxedmale.com/8-things-controlling-people-do-to-control-you/">thing about all of the system that has unemployed people</a> acting like they are busy is actually keeping the useless time wasters out of our way. Yet they are missing out. They believe they are working the system so they don't have to work yet the satisfaction a person gets from being productive is so much greater than just getting a check. to even get $600 a week for unemployment is a mere pittance when you look at the potential money and satisfaction one gets from actually accomplishing something. So with my social commentary out of the way. Let's dive into why being busy honestly doesn't serve you while Your productivity is the brass ring you want to aim for.</p> <cite><a href= "https://www.relaxedmale.com/why-you-are-busy-but-not-productive/">Why you are busy but not productive</a> - The Relaxed Male April 5, 2023</cite></blockquote> <h2>Busy is to avoid the thoughts of the results you are having.</h2> <p>When you are busy you appear to not only those around you but to yourself too that you're doing something. and you are doing something. You are moving around. You are making lots of evidence that you are not standing still. Yet,