the “busy” trap 忙碌的陷阱

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1、The“Busy”Trap忙碌的陷阱　　IfyouliveinAmericainthe21stcentury，you’veprobablyhadtolistentoalotofpeopletellyouhowbusytheyare.It’sbecomethedefault1）responsewhenyouaskanyonehowthey’redoing：“Busy！”“Sobusy.”“Crazybusy.”Itis，prettyobviously，aboastdisguisedasacomplaint.Andthestockresponseisakindofco

2、ngratulation：“That’sagoodproblemtohave，”or“Betterthantheopposite.”　　Noticeitisn’tgenerallypeoplepullingback-to-backshiftsintheI.C.U.2）orcommutingbybustothreeminimum-wagejobswhotellyouhowbusytheyare；whatthosepeopleareisnotbusybuttired.Exhausted.Deadontheirfeet3）.It’salmostalwayspeoplew

3、hoselamented4）busynessispurelyself-imposed：workandobligationsthey’vetakenonvoluntarily，classesandactivitiesthey’ve“encouraged”theirkidstoparticipatein.They’rebusybecauseoftheirownambitionordriveoranxiety，becausethey’readdictedtobusynessanddreadwhattheymighthavetofaceinitsabsence.　　Alm

4、osteveryoneIknowisbusy.Theyfeelanxiousandguiltywhentheyaren’teitherworkingordoingsomethingtopromotetheir11work.Theyscheduleintimewithfriendsthewaystudentswith4.0G.P.A.5）’smakesuretosignupforcommunityservicebecauseitlooksgoodontheircollegeapplications.　　Butthepresenthysteriaisnotaneces

5、saryorinevitableconditionoflife；it’ssomethingwe’vechosen，ifonlybyouracquiescence6）toit.NotlongagoISkyped7）withafriendwhowasdrivenoutofthecitybyhighrentandnowhasanartist’sresidencyinasmalltowninthesouthofFrance.Shedescribedherselfashappyandrelaxedforthefirsttimeinyears.Shestillgetsherw

6、orkdone，butitdoesn’tconsumeherentiredayandbrain.Shesaysitfeelslikecollege―shehasabigcircleoffriendswhoallgoouttothecafetogethereverynight.Shehasaboyfriendagain.Whatshehadmistakenlyassumedwasherpersonality―driven，cranky8），anxiousandsad―turnedouttobeadeformativeeffectofherenvironment.It

7、’snotasifanyofuswantstolivelikethis，anymorethananyonepersonwantstobepartofatrafficjamorstadiumtrampling9）orthehierarchyofcrueltyinhighschool―it’ssomethingwecollectivelyforceoneanothertodo.　　Busynessservesasakindofexistentialreassurance，ahedgeagainstemptiness；obviouslyyourlifecannotpos

8、sibly