How many of us can truthfully claim that we are so overworked, that we don't have the time to be with a loved one, to lend an ear to a troubled person, or to be with your child?
How many of us postpone that letter to a friend, that call to our parents, because, well, 'Where's the time?'
And yet, if we are asked to jot down all the things we did in a day, it wouldn't support our claim of having no time because we are busy.....not by a long shot.
How many times in a week/month/year do we say - Yes we have the time...
We are, many of us, suffering from the 'busy-bragging' epidemic. But, as the author says, 'Even more than that, we're suffering from an epidemic of people talking about how busy they are.'
Read the three especially useful insights that stand out: http://www.theguardian.com/news/oliver-burkeman-s-blog/2014/mar/24/busy-bragging-epidemic
