# Creating the Habit of Not Being Busy : zen habits

<https://zenhabits.net/not-busy/>

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## What Jamie wrote

There is some good stuff here. I wonder, is being busy addictive? Does it give you a reinforcement about your importance and the work you do? Does not being busy make people nervous? I wonder if there is a lot more "busy" than necessarily needs to be.

## Facts

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