Busyness vs. Business

The wrong addiction

I am amazed at how many people prefer busyness (the state of handling, preferring, or dictating busy work/meeting time that amounts to nothing or could have been prevented or avoided altogether) versus business (the state of handling, preferring, or dictating work/meeting time that actually contributes to the productivity and profitability of a person, organization, company, entity, etc.).

I know people employ different methods of getting things done, but different people work in different ways. I, for one, can’t stand inactivity when the result means more work later on, stress, and/or hurried work. If there’s something that you know a week out is due, how is that you wait until the last minute to finish your part when someone else still has to contribute. Ineffective. And inefficient. Annoying as all get out. Yet, some people choose to live life like this. Why?

My default answer to things I don’t understand is usually: poverty. I know, “how insensitive.” I think poverty is a mindset as much as it is a state of utter despair. This explains why some people who are “saved” from poverty typically end up returning to it (by choice, typically rebellion), i.e. lottery winners, entertainers and athletes, etc. Poverty is a hard cycle to break because it is a mindset, or spirit.

Anyway, back to busyness vs business. If you are causing people to be busy without being productive and/or profitable, stop. “That ain’t right.” You know you’re guilty if people avoid including you on projects and give you the strictest deadlines. And if they have to rattle off a list of disclaimers at the start of any project with you on it, that means you. In case this seems harsh (true but harsh), there’s no bad blood between you and I. I forgive you for the busyness and release you to do business from this point forward! You are healed.