

How to Keep Time: How to Look Busy
61 snips Dec 11, 2023
The podcast explores the concept of busyness as a status symbol and its dual nature, challenges the belief that busyness equates to accomplishment, discusses the negative effects of multitasking, explores the gendered associations with time and work, examines the rise of hyper-employment, and delves into the reasons behind our obsession with busyness and its impact on relationships and priorities.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Concept of Action Addiction
01:36 • 12min
The Duality of Busyness as a Status Symbol
13:48 • 2min
The Illusion of Busyness
15:36 • 10min
Gendered Associations with Time and Work
25:45 • 4min
The Concept of Hyper-Employment and its Impact on Society
30:13 • 2min
The Illusion of Busyness
32:04 • 5min