Stop! Being So Busy!

in life •  8 years ago 

pexels-photo-299345.jpegh projects and such. I always feel like I'm finding these "once in a lifetime" opportunities that I need to pursue like crazy. While this is a good quality, I work hard and I"m getting what I want out of life. I realize more and more the "busy" never ends. And my to-do list is always so full and overwhelming.

Being Busy is a choice

Think about it. If your employer is forcing you to work tons of hours, And they refuse to cut back, You could quit your job.
While this may not be what you want from your life, It's possible.
Often we put too much on our plate when the reality is, We can cut back a lot.
It's kinda funny because recently I felt so overwhelmed and mentally exhausted from all the work I was doing, I kept thinking "Crap! I have to do this today, and this and this!"
And I realized more than anything I just wanted a day off to relax.
Then I thought about it,
I don't HAVE TO upload T-Shirt designs today; I don't HAVE to write that extra post. If I'm this exhausted, I can relax, and it's not like my heart will stop beating and I will die.

Being busy is often a choice, And sometimes we remove the things that don't need to be done right away.
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We Choose Our schedules

As I outlined above. You can decide to work a job that gives you the schedule you want. If your self-employed like I am, We can make our schedules however we want.
We have a lot of choices, And many of us forget that. We have flexibility if we are willing to cut things out and make sacrifices.It's important for us to take that leap.
Plus it gives us a chance to get out of routine for a while, Which is fun!
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Do Less!

I'm in love with the 80/20 rule, Which states: We get 80% of our results from the 20% we are doing.
Sometimes doing less, will get you much better results!

Less can be a scary word for most people. My self-included. But when we focus on fewer tasks, We can often do the tasks we are working on much better. The quality will be better; We will feel better about ourselves. We will also feel less overwhelmed and less "Busy."
We often associate busy with being productive. But that isn't always true, Sometimes being busy is just about working extra hours, And getting even less done!

If you simplify your life and your schedule you will see better results.


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It's always when I do less that my great ideas are coming!
But it's so hard to stop doing things (I am always scare to be judge by the others if I just relax). I am sometimes scare to be just with me by doing nothing... So doing things keep me busy to don't overthink about me, myself and I....

@kaylinart, thanks for the reminder! And especially for bringing up the 80/20 rule... as of late, I have felt a bit like I am getting caught on the hamster wheel of "busy-ness." And then there are the feelings that go with it... the "stories" we tell ourselves like "Yeah, but I don't really have a CHOICE!"

Yeah, we do have a choice!

Great post-- thanks!

Thank you for this down-to-earth reminder! Life nowadays is filled with distractions things that must be done! And even though we seem to live in the age of productivity with the widely known 80/20 rule and life hacks abound, the world still seems to be as hectic as ever! It's so important to take a step back every now and again and say to yourself, "What I am doing, why am I doing it and is it important." Thank you for sharing! :-)

Id read this but I'm too busy :p. This is why it is good to work smart and not hard, frees you time to enjoy yourself.

I just learned about the 80/20 rule this week and I think it describes everything in life perfectly. Our work schedule in the US is set up for the 1900s before we became super productive which reduced our ability to focus! We need to change this system.

We do! The system we currently have doesn't serve our needs! Im glad you heard of the 80/20 rule

Yes we do have lots of choices. Sometimes I just have to lie down and rest a bit, then I'll get back up and do more stuff.

Yes! I'm a big fan of doing as little as possible! Haha

It's true though, what other bloggers have said, the quiet moments are usually when the mind brings the best thoughts and ideas forward.

LOL! Me too sometimes :)
Exactly! Sometimes when we stay too busy we rob our mind of great ideas.

Can't see the wood for the trees! When I was a lad, an 18 year old lad, I read a book called Transcendental Meditation, by the Maharishi Yogi.

From what I remember, he was talking about calming the bubbles from the pond bed (mind), so that only one reaches the surface at once (thought). This way the quality is much better and therefore the following action (if any) will be too.

I think that's how it goes anyway, it's been a while!

Quite a lot of wise words there. And while I tend to agree that it is important to have a day off once in a while, this does not necessarily apply to some people, myself included. I work a regular 9 to 5 job, so I tend to look forward to the time the weekend comes. However, quite often it feels like Saturday or Sunday will go to waste unless I do some work. In my opinion, It is important to keep yourself busy no matter what. It's a great feeling to go to bed after an exhausting day.

The 80-20 principle is called the pareto principle !

And using it to life is effective!

Yes hehe! I LOVE THE pareto principle heheh.

CHOICE is a powerful word that we DO have power over ! I live by the 80/20 rule !!!

Yes, This also happens to me several time. I agree with you about to make a schedule of all works. Thanks @whiteblood

Aww yeah!!

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I'm going to take a nap right now, I've been up since 4:30am, I nap every day for 30 minutes because I'm up so early. Great article.

But for college students it is inevitable@zuljalalil

Well for your work maybe talk to the professor about chunking your assignments in half. Say you have a 1,000 word paper, type like 200-300 words a night. Reach out to them, they are not mind readers. Its OK to ask for help.

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Very well written, thank you!

I really liked the analogy with the Pareto principle - 80/20 rule. Congrats!

Thank you :) I need to write more about the 80/20 rule. I feel it's important to everyone to know about it!

@kaylinart thank you for this post. it was quite educating.

Great Busyness reminder!!! Minimalism works in all areas of life to simplify things

you can't wait for kids can you.. lol.. they are the ultimate time sucker.

thank you for showing us the basics of steemit!

So great to see you pop up in my feed. I'm in literal awe of what you've accomplished over this last year. :)

Keep it up!

Wooow, sweet flowers

I agree 100% being busy is a choice. YOU choose the busy life style. You can cut out things that aren't needed. Like I started scheduling my uploads for YouTube and life is easier, so if I need to go somewhere I won't have to rush and get it up. Its all ready to go. Also if you map out your priorities, you won't be so busy. Like find a low stress job. You don't HAVE to do a sport, that's a choice.

This is a welcome reminder! Remembering that we have agency and choose what we spend our time on, even when it doesn't feel like it, is super important. I've been really enjoying your content, keep it up!

Great article, Perhaps adding a bit of work hard play hard would be great ;)

Today World Stop being busy is being devil

Nice article. Being busy is definitely a choice. But for now I will stick with that choice I made so I can maybe rest much more in future.