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Unpacking busyness

The difference between a busy mind and a busy day.

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On this episode, we chat about busyness—including how feeling busy is different from actually being busy. Some topics covered include:

  • How we often wear busyness as a badge of honor;
  • How we can’t be busy and focused at the same time;
  • Busyness and busywork;
  • “Parkinson’s Law”;
  • How we tend to overestimate how long we work for;
  • How busyness can be a sign we have the capacity to become more productive.

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Chris Bailey
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Chris Bailey

Chris is the bestselling author of four books—Intentional, How to Calm Your Mind, Hyperfocus, and The Productivity Project—which have been published in more than 40 languages. He also hosts the Intentional AI podcast, writes a biweekly newsletter, The Recap, and speaks to audiences around the world on how they can become more productive without hating the process.

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