Break Up with Busyness & Let Go of Your To-Do List
Apr 30, 2024
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Explore breaking free from the culture of busyness, decoupling self-worth from productivity, and setting personal boundaries for genuine happiness. Touch on navigating personal boundaries in relationships, healthier soda alternatives, and overcoming productivity obsession.
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Quick takeaways
Busyness impacts self-worth tied to productivity, leading to constant pressure and anxiety.
Encouraging a shift towards self-worth beyond tasks, setting boundaries, and prioritizing mental well-being.
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Reevaluating the Notion of Productivity and Self-Worth
Encouraging a shift in perspective towards self-worth not solely based on productivity. Emphasizing the importance of finding worth beyond achieving tasks and the illusion of constant busyness. Challenging the idea that productivity is a measure of success and advocating for setting realistic boundaries and prioritizing mental well-being.
304. Break Up with Busyness & Let Go of Your To-Do List
Amanda delves into her relationship with Busyness and how she’s working through it. We’ll touch on topics such as the pervasive culture of busyness, productivity as a measure of self-worth, and the struggle to define personal boundaries and prioritize genuine happiness (after some hilarious banter between Glennon and Abby about how to deal with “disgusting” things in a relationship).
Discover:
-Why Busyness is such a pervasive and oppressive cult for so many of us;
-How to decouple your self-esteem and identity from your productivity;
-The actionable tactic Amanda is using in her break up with Busyness; and
-How your pets prove that the religion of busyness is a lie.