
BE 32: Why Americans Are in a Competition to Be the Busiest
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Why Americans Are So Impressed With Busyness
In the U.S., we feel a little guilty or a little weird if we don't say we're busy, Michelle says. "It feels a little funny like, should I be doing something? Or does that make me sound lazy?" She asks her colleagues what their go-to response is when people ask them how they are. The panel discusses why Americans are so impressed with busyness.
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