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2229: Resigning from a Culture of Busy by Julianna Poplin with No Sidebar on How to Simplify Your Life

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Do You Want to Be Busy?

Our society is so used to the idea of busy that it makes people uncomfortable to consider the possibility of intentionally choosing not to be busy. We fill our schedules without even realizing what's happened, and we sign on to do things with no good reason. If you're saying yes to things out of guilt, obligation or how you want to be perceived, it's time to stop. When you take on too much and your stretch too thin, everyone suffers, including you, your family and the people you've said yes to.

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