There’s a secret way fear speaks out to keep you safe, to prevent you from taking a risk, from putting yourself out there.
It involves the feeling of being busy.
There’s a dopamine release when someone acknowledges that you appear slammed.
Being busy makes us feel needed, valued, and preemptively appreciated.
But the busy we’re being isn’t moving the meaningful work forward. It’s not playing on the edges of “What if.” And it’s definitely not requiring any emotional labor.
Spending time and investing it are two different things.
Unfortunately, appearing that we’ve bitten off more than we can chew takes precedence over actually biting off more than we can chew.
Stay Positive & Watch Out For It
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Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Senior Content Specialist at Encompass Technologies, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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