A quotation from Cox, Marcelene:

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Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of trees is lost when raking leaves.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/cox-marcelene/62797/

#quote #quotes #quotation #busyness #childrearing #children #details #distraction #focus #parenthood

🛑 Ever felt overwhelmed by the nonstop pace of life? My latest blog entry emphasizes the power of taking a break. In a world where busyness often masks as productivity, it’s essential to recognize that hitting pause isn’t a weakness. It’s a testament to our humanity. Let’s remember to breathe, reflect, and stand up for those who can’t afford such pauses.

🔗 Dive in to understand more: http://roqueneto.com/2023/08/22/hit-pause/

#Productivity #Mindfulness #SelfCare #HitPause #Busyness

#busy #life #busyness #busier #busiest #work #WasteOfLife

Here is the next in the new set of Sadler's Lectures podcast episodes on Seneca's On The Shortness of Life, this one about how preoccupied people cut themselves off from enjoying the time the get

https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/seneca-on-the-shortness-of-life-preoccupation-and-wasting-time
#Podcast #Seneca #Life #Preoccupation #Busyness #Stoicism

Errands, groceries, laundry, empty the dishwasher, laundry, Softball, planting, something like dinner, load the car for camping, shower. I need to pack clothes, but I cannot move. #Saturday #Busyness

The Kanban Guide talks about optimizing for effectiveness, efficiency, and predictablity. Counterintuitively, we often optimize for busyness instead, which makes the whole system worse. My thoughts at:
https://improvingflow.com/2023/05/20/busyness.html #kanban #busyness

A good read in this month’s Harvard Business Review #work #life #busyness

"And yet, even after all these years, he still felt a strange obligation to be at his computer because that's too often our the mental image of 'working'."

https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/what-work-looks-like/ #work #busyness

@wordswithnima I am against the #glorification of #busyness in general. I used to be a hardcore workaholic for many years. I used to be proud of how long I could work & was a former glorifier of the grind/work hustle. It damaged my physical & mental health. We can all be productive with our work lives, without grinding/hustling ourselves to death. I support 4 day work weeks & UBI too. I support daily naps atop.

"The busy person sows and harvests and rests upon these gains. But what is the purpose of this rest? Only to begin once more...nothing is gained by the cycle other than rest from the labor it requires."

Kierkegaard On Escaping the Cult of Busyness » IAI TV
https://iai.tv/articles/how-kierkegaards-idea-of-idleness-can-help-us-diagnose-21st-century-busyness-auid-1150&utm_source=reddit&_auid=2020

#busyness #kierkegaard #boredom #philosophy