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Questions arise: is your job to send emails, or is it to advance your mission? The difficulty is that busywork, like checking off items on your to-do list, provides immediate gratification, while meaningful progress may feel more elusive. This conundrum is exacerbated by societal tendencies that reward visible busyness over quiet effectiveness.
Culture of Rewarding Busyness
Celebrating conspicuous productivity can lead us astray. The prevailing mindset often glorifies hard work over meaningful achievement, creating an environment where people are lauded for being busy rather than for producing impactful results. A significant flaw in this narrative is the neglect of self-care or rejuvenating activities, which may actually contribute more to our goals than a flurry of activity.