# Being Busy Doesn't Make Us Happy or Productive - Friday Forward (#101)

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## What Jamie wrote

Busy is a choice.

> Instead of hopelessly waiting to be given the gift of more free time, consider what high-achievers do to stay focused and accomplish large, long-term goals. They:
> 
> 1. Accept that time is a precious and fixed resource
> 2. Know how to separate [Urgent from Important](https://www.fridayfwd.com/urgent-vs-important-matrix/)
> 3. Align their top priorities with their [core purpose and or core values](https://www.fridayfwd.com/whole-life-dashboard/)
> 4. Don’t book 100% of their time; they value rest and relaxation
> 5. Constantly look for things that they should [stop doing](https://www.fridayfwd.com/hell-yeah-no/)
> 6. Are selective about the [people they give their energy to](https://www.fridayfwd.com/energy-vampires/)
> 
> Management guru Peter Drucker has said that effective leaders record, manage and consolidate their time. 

We can all work on this stuff, but these 6 points are a great place to start.

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