Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
When someone asks you how you are doing, do you ever answer “crazy busy”? Or worse “busy, busy, busy”? If you’re really that busy, you don’t have time to say it three times. In our society, being busy or seeming to be busy has erroneously become a measure of success. Somehow or other, people think that the busier you are, the more successful you must be. But this is a monumental misunderstanding. In fact, being busy is the opposite of being successful. Being busy means that you don’t have things under control. It means that you don’t have your priorities straight. If someone asks you how you’re going, and you answer with “busy”, it implies that you’re unorganised, you have no focus, no strategy, no planning. I’m sorry, but you’re a mess. If you’re busy, it means you have no oversight. However, if you have a mission, you have a purpose, you’re focused, you know exactly what to do and you have everything planned, your calendar could be chock-full of deep work sessions, skill-building exercises, and other effective appointments, but you’re not busy, you’re on schedule, you’re on purpose, you’re switched on, you’re organised, you have overview, you can be relaxed, you can be present, you’re pleasant to be around, you’re inspiring, you leave people with good energy. That’s the type of attitude we should adopt. Especially when we’re still studying, or when we’re at the start of our career, if we consciously consider our mission, our purpose now, we avoid running around like headless chicken, overwhelmed with stress, and instead we know exactly what to do to reach our destination and we can deal with the stresses that come along accordingly.
#mindset #stress #resilience #focus #discipline #grit #selfcontrol #timemanagement #productivity
When someone asks you how you are doing, do you ever answer “crazy busy”? Or worse “busy, busy, busy”? If you’re really that busy, you don’t have time to say it three times. In our society, being busy or seeming to be busy has erroneously become a measure of success. Somehow or other, people think that the busier you are, the more successful you must be. But this is a monumental misunderstanding. In fact, being busy is the opposite of being successful. Being busy means that you don’t have things under control. It means that you don’t have your priorities straight. If someone asks you how you’re going, and you answer with “busy”, it implies that you’re unorganised, you have no focus, no strategy, no planning. I’m sorry, but you’re a mess. If you’re busy, it means you have no oversight. However, if you have a mission, you have a purpose, you’re focused, you know exactly what to do and you have everything planned, your calendar could be chock-full of deep work sessions, skill-building exercises, and other effective appointments, but you’re not busy, you’re on schedule, you’re on purpose, you’re switched on, you’re organised, you have overview, you can be relaxed, you can be present, you’re pleasant to be around, you’re inspiring, you leave people with good energy. That’s the type of attitude we should adopt. Especially when we’re still studying, or when we’re at the start of our career, if we consciously consider our mission, our purpose now, we avoid running around like headless chicken, overwhelmed with stress, and instead we know exactly what to do to reach our destination and we can deal with the stresses that come along accordingly.
#mindset #stress #resilience #focus #discipline #grit #selfcontrol #timemanagement #productivity
