“Most people are so busy chasing things they don’t have, that they fail to appreciate the things they do.” — Frank Sonnenberg Copy Share Image
“Time crawls when you are bored; walks when you are occupied; runs when you are busy; but flies when you are having… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another - and ourselves. — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
“As women, our ability to multitask can be a blessing, but it becomes a huge liability when we take on too much… — Ngina Otiende Copy Share Image
“Knowledge work is not an assembly line, and extracting value from information is an activity that’s often at odds with busyness, not… — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
“Busyness does not mean you are a faithful or fruitful Christian. It only means you are busy, just like everyone else. And… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Gratitude and wonder are squeeze out when our lives are packed full of busyness and responsibilities. There is simply no room, no… — Christine Pohl Copy Share Image
“The busyness of our lives can lead to imbalance if we do not take periodic breaks. This disequilibrium can put us ill… — Etta Dale Hornsteiner Copy Share Image
“Busyness is a great enemy of relationships. We become preoccupied with making a living, doing our work, paying bills, and accomplishing goals… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
“This busyness was not about money--despite the chic catalogs piled on the kitchen table. It was only marginally about good-heartedness or politics.… — Mary Sojourner Copy Share Image
Compulsive busyness. Schedule time every day to not be busy. Have dedicated downtime clear points in the day to reflect, rest, and… — ZhatsPrincess Copy Share Image
Busyness, I feel increasingly, is the writer's curse and downfall. You read too much and write too readily, you become cut off… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“We have become a nation of thoughtless rushers, intent on doing before thinking , and hoping what we do magically works out.… — Len Holman Copy Share Image
“But if the Busyness = Status equation works, it’s strictly because a social game has emerged wherein relatively privileged, educated people with… — Tasha Golden Copy Share Image
“One reason we never tame the busyness beast is because we are unwilling to kill anything. We rearrange our schedule and tighten… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
What emotions would we experience if we weren't working ourselves to death? What wishes drive us? What fantasies hitch themselves to our… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being… — Lisa Yee Copy Share Image
I think sometimes - do not we all? - that perhaps the present year is my last year and that all my… — Marjorie Bowen Copy Share Image
Life lived amidst tension and busyness needs leisure. Leisure that recreates and renews. Leisure should be a time to think new thoughts,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Needs multiply as they are met. Woe to the man who would live a disentangled life. Be on guard, my soul, of… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
“The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we see in… — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
“When you're feeding the second coachload of tourists that day you aren't thinking about the birthday party for fifty next week.” — Robin McKinley Copy Share Image
“...caught up in our own busyness, frantically running from one crisis to the next in a cycle that looks less like loving… — Phileena Heuertz and Darren Prince Copy Share Image
“What exactly did people do when they had all the time in the world and could do whatever they liked? (p 153)” — Sharon Creech Copy Share Image
“I think the church is often a culprit in the busyness, especially in the evangelical church. Again, it's part of being Americans.… — Kevin Deyoung Copy Share Image
We become so caught up in the busyness of our lives. Were we to step back, however, and take a good look… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
I don't know when the cult of conspicuous busyness began, but it has swept up almost all the upwardly mobile, professional women… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
“When everything feels urgent and important, everything seems equal. We become active and busy, but this doesn’t actually move us any closer… — Gary Keller Copy Share Image
