Being so hyper-fixed on our own stress and schedule is, in a way, selfish. It’s a way to be caught up in our own little world. Instead, we should be encouraging ourselves and others to find a better balance in our lives and in our experiences.

Busy-ness is selfish

“Busy-ness” is glorified in our society. We wear our stress like a badge of honor, as if the busier we are, the more impressive we must be, and the more accomplished we must seem.When we glorify stress and being busy, we normalize a culture where running ourselves ragged is not just celebrated but the norm. To not be busy makes you an outlier — someone that is not measuring up to the "standards.”

Busy-ness is glorified

We convince ourselves that everything we do now, will pay off when we are successful and achieve that next milestone. But, as soon as we reach that goal, we rarely bask in that success because we must be in pursuit of the next one.Analyze the reasons as to why you are doing the things you do, and why you are reaching for the goals you are trying to achieve.

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How many times a day do you ask someone how they are, and they respond with "good, but stressed," "I'm so tired" or "I'm fine, but I've just been so busy"? A bit too often, I'm guessing. "Busy-ness" is glorified in our society, especially at Stanford, which is a microcosm of exceedingly high achievers.

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