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Being Busy as a Personality

Being Busy as a Personality

An article in Psychology Today critiquing the tendency to treat busyness as a core personality trait.

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  • Dylan
    DylanFirst to rec

    โ€œNOPE! sorry it's not actually a personality trait. please try again! we are all various levels and varities of busy, we exist under capitalism, duh. let's try and find something to talk about that isn't "omg i'm SOOOOO busy". SNORE!โ€

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  • Ginny Branch
    Ginny Branch

    โ€œBusy-ness is not a badge of honor ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธโ€

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