The Busy Person’s Lies
The story seems to be that most people are under the delusion of being busier than they actually are, and if they just paid closer attention they would realize this.<p>To me the far more interesting question is, why do we <i>feel</i> so busy? I&#x27;ve made the observation to my family on numerous occasions that the most stressful and exhausting work days for me are the least productive, those days when I&#x27;m just sitting at the computer staring at the screen for 8 hours. After a day like that, at 5 o&#x27;clock I&#x27;m literally brain dead; nothing left. When I have some productive goal I&#x27;m working towards, my work has the opposite effect; I close my computer feeling energized &amp; ready for whatever&#x27;s next.