“Life . . . is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
--- William Shakespeare, Macbeth
A colleague and I were bemoaning the maddening busy-ness people engage in throughout their workweeks. Why do so many feel they have to be constantly connected to incoming input?
You’ve done it or seen others do it: constantly texting (probably multiple conversations at once), emailing, browsing, gaming, or talking on the phone. To what end? There is no way that ANYONE has that much they NEED to engage with throughout their waking hours. Maybe it has to do anxiety that constantly taps your shoulder, making you believe you must be on the lookout for real time problems or new opportunities or risk missing out on something important.
I call it “rocking chair” behavior: you’re moving, but you’re not going anywhere.
