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Even if it were true as you say that there is an optimal amount of “slack” with which to operate, how does that mean being busy is a myth? There are jobs where
by WhitneyLand 4y ago
Even if it were true as you say that there is an optimal amount of “slack” with which to operate, how does that mean being busy is a myth?
There are jobs where you can get hired and almost immediately be at the higher levels of busy as described here, and it’s not really easy to get an entire culture or organization to quickly buy into a new philosophy.
People have paid the price in health and happiness for surviving in these situations. Whether they could be handled in a better way or not, I don’t see how it makes any sense to call their business a myth.
- thenerdhead 4y agoThanks for the candor comment. Here's how I think about it: I'm arguing for the individual to buy into a new philosophy. One of not being busy. Modern busyness is a construct we accept out of fear. Fear of getting fired, fear of missing out, fear of being passed over for a promotion. Most of the things we think we need to do, we don't need to do at all. Constant context switching and divided focus is not a thing humans do well at. I think we've misunderstood the power of mono-tasking. There's a great paradox in it all. The less busy we are, the more we can accomplish. Maybe others have noticed similar phenomena.