BRIAN — DAY 15: Vacation Brian Harper March 19, 2014 I remember reading someone say they were usually ready for their vacation just as it was ending. I know what they mean. So often we crave…
If the Devil can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy. — Orthodox proverb Daily Jolt July 13, 2012 Read Phil Fox Rose’s column, “Re: The Busy Trap”, then list three things you do frequently that are unnecessary. Reflect on how you can rid…
What Works: Re: The Busy Trap Phil Fox Rose July 5, 2012 A June 30 NY Times Opinionator blog post by Tim Kreider called “The Busy Trap” created a lot of buzz among my friends, shared on Facebook with comments like, “If you read only one thing, ever, read this.” (Sorry, Emily.) A thread of professional jealousy made me want to respond to each friend’s enthusiastic share with the snarky comment, “I refer you to my 2009 column ‘How Sweet To Do Nothing,'” but I resisted. And I wanted to find fault with the post, but I could not. Its main themes are ones I touch on regularly, and it addresses them well…
I am so busy doing nothing… that the idea of doing anything — which as you know, always leads to something — cuts into the nothing and then forces me to have to drop everything. — Jerry Seinfeld Daily Jolt January 6, 2012 Today, don’t tell people how busy you are.
