Busy Is A Choice

I've got a lot of work to do and very little time to get to it.

Last week was a short week with my trip to Boston for a MarketingOps event. Today was a wash because daycare was closed so I had to watch the girls.

In the past, I would have let it stress me out but instead, I decided to enjoy a wonderful day with my daughters : )

On top of work, we've got a bunch of personal stuff going on at the moment that's stressing my wife out, but I'm remaining cool and calm through all of it. I'm literally watching her manifest more bad shit and stress in her life because she's so stressed about everything she/we have to deal with right now.

It's a vicious cycle of stress for her but for me, it's giving me a LOT of perspective.

I should be stressed out of my mind, but I'm not.

Through all of the emotional awareness I've been exercising, I now know what my triggers are. I'm very conscious of how that stress and negative emotions impact me. I'm therefore much better at avoiding stress and dealing with it when I am feeling stressed.

I've noticed more and more that stress comes from a sense of urgency for me. Things need to get done and I don't have the time to give them the attention they need. Forr example, we're having problems with our car and need to get a new one. I have a lot of work to get done and it's already Friday.

But stress is like a poison for my mind. It doesn't speed things up, it slows them down. I can't think straight, I make stupid decisions, and I rush my work and make mistakes. Stress is a productivity killer - and paradoxically, manifests itself at the most inopportune moments!

Busy is a feeling

I feel busy when I am stressed; when I have more things to do than I have time to get them done.

This used to be something I felt often. Almost daily even.

But as I've grown, I've learned to distance myself from this feeling of being busy; of letting tasks control my emotions and state of mind.

It's not always easy, but I know that busy is a lie and that getting stressed doesn't help - it actually hurts my productivity.

All I can do is prioritize and accept that not everything is going to get done. I can make different choices, I can find alternatives, I can automate, delegate, or declare that it's simply not important enough. I can be proactive and say no to things that don't align with my goals.

Busy is a state of mind. Busy is a lie we all tell ourselves. Busy is a distraction and prevents us from doing things in a smarter and more efficient way.

Busy is a veil we pull over our eyes that blinds us. Busy is a bad word.

Busy is a choice - a choice I refuse to continue making in my life!

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