Being busy is a form of laziness — lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being overwhelmed is often as unproductive as doing nothing, and is far more unpleasant. Being selective — doing less — is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.

Busy is a decision.” Here’s why: Of the many, many excuses people use to rationalize why they can’t do something, the excuse “I am too busy” is not only the most inauthentic, it is also the laziest. I don’t believe in “too busy.” Like I said, busy is a decision. We do the things we want to do, period. If we say we are too busy, it is shorthand for “not important enough.

Being busy communicates importance; it often makes you seem a little untouchable to others. It also overwhelms the body so that it can only focus on the tasks at hand. Being busy is the ultimate way to distract ourselves from what’s really wrong.

Being busy is a form of laziness - lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.

Being busy is a form of laziness — lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.

But people who don’t do much will say they are busy. I wonder what they do.

It is possible to be busy — very busy — without being very effective.

This is because being “busy” is not a virtue; it only signals to others that you do not know how to manage your time or your tasks.

Busy people are often the most lazy.

Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.

When everything feels urgent and important, everything seems equal. We become active and busy, but this doesn’t actually move us any closer to success. Activity is often unrelated to productivity, and busyness rarely takes care of business.

Better bored than busy.

Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions.

You'll do better work if you're bored rather than busy.