Rec League

Psychology Today

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.

2 people recommend this

Recommended by

  • Dylan
    DylanFirst to rec

    “NOPE! 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!”

    504
  • Ginny Branch
    Ginny Branch

    “Busy-ness is not a badge of honor 🙅🏼‍♀️”

    131

Related

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

24611
Taking time off work to do nothing

Taking time off work to do nothing

1002
Eisenhower Matrix

Eisenhower Matrix

494
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

1558
Laziness Does Not Exist

Laziness Does Not Exist

41
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

378
The Ezra Klein Show: Want to Optimize Your Happiness? This Expert Says: Don’t.

The Ezra Klein Show: Want to Optimize Your Happiness? This Expert Says: Don’t.

Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously)

Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously)

223
Culture Study

Culture Study

1058
Maintenance Phase

Maintenance Phase

623
Substack

Substack

442
Designing Your Life

Designing Your Life

13
ExploreJournalQ&ASitemapAboutDevelopersTermsPrivacySupportReport content

© 2026 Lyric Technologies, Inc.