To be busy is apparently a good thing. To be occupied by interesting things. To work. But there’s arguably greater value in idleness. To be occupied by things to do is to be narrowly focused, blinkers on, so to speak. And when we are, we get things done. We produce practical results, and at its extreme, we become noticed. We become someone important to …
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