Busy Quotes

“In this world of too much, we are simultaneously overstimulated and bored, enriched and empty, connected yet isolated and alone.”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“It's easier to simply react; to choose to try to do everything, rather than make the difficult decisions and unchoose things -- it takes more courage to do less.”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“In a world of too much, 'More' no longer works as a strategy professionally or personally.”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“We will not lead completely happy lives unless we can be completely engaged in our activity; and quietly content in our idleness.”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“Sometimes deeper enjoyment starts with something as simple as deliberately doing less.”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“If we want to be happier, we should shift our attention to those special people, many of whom are probably not anywhere in your social network, but who are central to your existence.”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“Mastery is found in what we choose to do -- our outputs -- not from our inputs.”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“Your inputs are relatively random; unprioritised, they have little or no connection to what you hope to achieve, and so are ineffective guides to what you should focus on”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“Instead we should aim to gain a sense of mastery in our lives by letting go of our need for control, by making brutal choices, by managing our attention and by negotiating our life back.”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“Wear your life more lightly. There is a ridiculousness to much in ourselves and our lives; we notice this with startling clarity at times of major crisis, but are blind to it for most of our lives.”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“Beating busy isn't easy, but it's a fight worth having. The harder you struggle against the broiling froth of demand, the harder you resist the lure of the immediate, or the call of the ping, the clearer you become about what really matters to you. Active resistance against the norm of mediocrity builds your commitment to your cause.”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“The opposite of busy in today's world is sustained, focused attention. It is deep engagement in activities that really matter to us, or in conversations with those we care about. It is taking the time to think, to amble and to plunge into the moment. It is to be found in the way we use our attention, not time; in how we think, not produce; and in how we engage, not acquire.”
― Tony Crabbe, Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much

“We zijn werkezels geworden. We hebben het te druk om van ons werk op te kijken en ons te richten op de dingen die ertoe doen en waarmee we ons onderscheiden.”
― Tony Crabbe, Nooit meer te druk