Is It Crazy to Be This Busy?
Pastor and author Kevin DeYoung tells of a woman visiting the United States from another culture. Soon she was introducing herself as "Busy." DeYoung says in his book "Crazy Busy," "It was, after all, the first thing she heard when meeting any American. Hello, I'm busy — she figured it was part of our traditional greeting, so she told everyone she met that's who she was."
Now that's a funny story, but as a card-carrying member of the "crazy busy" club, it hits far too close to home for me … and maybe for you. Scott Dannemiller, a former missionary who blogs at the Huffington Post, admits that "busy is a sickness," and that he's a sick man. Once Dannemiller told a friend at the gym that he was "crazy busy," and his friend asked what was on his schedule, so Scott listed all his planned activities — a church music rehearsal, a basketball game, fixing the kids' supper, a date night with his wife, and so on.
The friend said simply, "Sounds like a full day. Have fun!" Dannemiller resented the response. Didn't this guy understand just how harried and horrible his life was? The nerve!
But later, he started to think. "I wear busyness like a badge of honor. Most of the time, I manufacture urgency in hopes that it will create urgency in others. Instead, it only creates anxiety, resentment and spite." And he's not alone! The American Psychological Association's says that a majority of Americans acknowledge that their stress levels exceed what's necessary for good health. The number one reason they cite—you guessed it—they're too busy.
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