Why You Stay Busy When You Don't Want to Think
Have you ever had so much to do that you somehow become incredibly productive at doing everything except the thing you're actually avoiding? You clean. You answer emails. You reorganize something that absolutely did not need reorganizing. Suddenly you're alphabetizing your spice cabinet. Anything to stay busy.
What would you have to think about if you stopped?
Sometimes being busy isn't really about productivity. It's about not having to sit with something — a thought, a decision, a feeling. And staying busy works. For a while, you don't have to think about it. Relief.
So the next time you notice yourself suddenly becoming extremely productive when you don't actually need to be, ask: what would I have to think about if I stopped? You don't have to force yourself to deal with it immediately.
Just notice what the busyness might be helping you avoid. Because sometimes the thing you're doing isn't the pattern. It's what you're trying not to feel.
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