The Emotional Complex of Busyness

"One could conclude that busyness is a fantasy, a story we live and talk about. When we say we're busy, we're really saying that we're caught in an emotional complex where our will is trapped and we're not free to do things we might wish for ourselves. One effect of this complex is to keep us divorced from nature, which asks for contemplation and other unproductive activities....

One simple way, then, to re-enchant our lives is to divest ourselves somehow of this "busy" complex. We might do work that we love, give up the futile task of proving ourselves to anyone, keep money within perspective, and do whatever is necessary to enable us to walk away from our work and activities if our soul requires it."

The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life by Thomas Moore p.6