Why do we attach status to being busy and not to being productive?

Busy is slicing your time into vapour with back to back meetings. Productive is large chunks of uninterrupted time.

Busy is filling your day from dusk ‘til dawn. Productive is having downtime so you perform at your best.

Busy is doing a million different things at once. Productive is tackling your priorities in order.

Busy is saying yes to everything and being overwhelmed. Productive is saying no to anything that doesn’t matter.

Busy is a cacophony. Productive is a quiet hum.

Busy is telling everyone how busy you are. Productive is letting the output speak for itself. 

Busy sucks. Productive is beautiful. 

I think it’s time we stopped celebrating being busy, and started celebrating being productive instead.

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