Why We Humblebrag About Being Busy

We have a problem-and the odd thing is we not only know about it, we’re celebrating it. Just today, someone boasted to me that she was so busy she’s averaged four hours of sleep a night for the last two weeks. She wasn’t complaining; she was proud of the fact. She is not alone.

Why are typically rational people so irrational in their behavior? The answer, I believe, is that ... continue reading

Seth Gordon: Two kinds of busy

When I’m giving a speech, I don’t have the ability to squeeze in a phone call, think about what’s for dinner or plan tomorrow’smeeting. I’m doing one thing, and it’s taking everything I’ve got. So yes, I’m busy, all in.

On the other hand, we all are familiar with the other kind of busy, the busy of feeding one kid while listening to see if the other is still napping, while emptying the groceries, checking email and generally keeping the world on its axis.

I have two suggestions:

a. if you’re used to being one kind of busy, try the other one out for a change. You might find it suits you.

and

b. if what you’re doing isn’t working, if you’re not excelling at what you set out to do or not getting the results you seek, it might be because you’re confused about what sort of busy is going to get you there…

The space between knowledge and wisdom

There is that moment of realization, when you see who you have become and you see who you want to be and yet there is no set of instructions on how to merge the two or to get from one to the other. There is simply a knowing that you desire to be, something else. There is a long dark tunnel between knowledge and wisdom and I seem to be stuck there. Read the whole article here

And some spiritual thoughts of wisdom

Alan Watts – Give it away and it will come back

Alan Watts – Give it away and it will come back

Smile, breathe, and go slowly!