What "I'm Very Busy" Really Means?
They say busy is the new black, but are people as busy as they’re letting on? Here’s what I’m Very Busy really means. We’ve all been there. You’re putting together an event, or trying to catch up with someone you haven’t seen in awhile, or trying to make an appointment, and just trying to lock it all down. Put it in the calendar, tee up the appointment, make it happen. But alas, the person or people you’re trying to lock down respond with that line that we use all too often nowadays – “I’m Very Busy”.
What got me thinking on these lines recently is how many times I’ve heard this expression used in the workplace. Let’s be honest, it’s not just others pull this line out. We use it a lot ourselves. I wonder how many times someone has tried to catch up with me or get me to do something and I’ve responded with this statement. So when people say “I’m Very Busy”, and when I say it, we could truly justify using it as the reason “why not” for a lot of areas of our lives.
There are lots of times where we just pull this line when it’s not actually true at all. And sometimes there’s more than what these three words on their own are saying. So let’s have an honest look at it, shall we? Here’s what I’m Very Busy really means.
*Because we like TV too much.* You know that awkward moment when someone has told you they’re too busy for something, and you found out they’re just catching up on a TV series?
*Because we’re tired.* Sometimes it’s easier telling people we’re Very busy rather than just saying “Ah actually I’m really tired right now and can’t make it”.
*Because we would need to replace something else.* I find it the same in my life. If I give my time to something new, I have to replace something else I’m already doing.
*Because we’re unfocused.* All of us procrastinate at times. Focus is a game-changer for how we spend our time and how busy we are.
*Because we’re bad at time management.* If we could use that time we have more effectively, it wouldn’t be as big a deal.
*Because we don’t consider it important.* I think it’s whatever we consider a priority that we actually end up doing. If that friendship or that task or that assignment or that holiday or that act of service isn’t something we care about, we probably won’t do it.
*Because it falls outside of what we should be doing.* Sometimes, there are things we really shouldn’t be giving time to.
*Because we have no margin in our lives.* I think if we find ourselves saying “I’m Very busy” all the time, it’s a sign we’re burning the candle at both ends. We tell people we’re too busy because we feel like we literally have no more room for anything else.
I love looking at these expressions we so often use in life and having a deeper look at what we really mean when we say certain things. There’s usually a lot more going on than our simple statements are saying. What do you think? Have you heard or used the expression “I’m Very Busy?"
Happy Sunday!! Keep Moving & Smiling!!🏃🏽😊
What got me thinking on these lines recently is how many times I’ve heard this expression used in the workplace. Let’s be honest, it’s not just others pull this line out. We use it a lot ourselves. I wonder how many times someone has tried to catch up with me or get me to do something and I’ve responded with this statement. So when people say “I’m Very Busy”, and when I say it, we could truly justify using it as the reason “why not” for a lot of areas of our lives.
There are lots of times where we just pull this line when it’s not actually true at all. And sometimes there’s more than what these three words on their own are saying. So let’s have an honest look at it, shall we? Here’s what I’m Very Busy really means.
*Because we like TV too much.* You know that awkward moment when someone has told you they’re too busy for something, and you found out they’re just catching up on a TV series?
*Because we’re tired.* Sometimes it’s easier telling people we’re Very busy rather than just saying “Ah actually I’m really tired right now and can’t make it”.
*Because we would need to replace something else.* I find it the same in my life. If I give my time to something new, I have to replace something else I’m already doing.
*Because we’re unfocused.* All of us procrastinate at times. Focus is a game-changer for how we spend our time and how busy we are.
*Because we’re bad at time management.* If we could use that time we have more effectively, it wouldn’t be as big a deal.
*Because we don’t consider it important.* I think it’s whatever we consider a priority that we actually end up doing. If that friendship or that task or that assignment or that holiday or that act of service isn’t something we care about, we probably won’t do it.
*Because it falls outside of what we should be doing.* Sometimes, there are things we really shouldn’t be giving time to.
*Because we have no margin in our lives.* I think if we find ourselves saying “I’m Very busy” all the time, it’s a sign we’re burning the candle at both ends. We tell people we’re too busy because we feel like we literally have no more room for anything else.
I love looking at these expressions we so often use in life and having a deeper look at what we really mean when we say certain things. There’s usually a lot more going on than our simple statements are saying. What do you think? Have you heard or used the expression “I’m Very Busy?"
Happy Sunday!! Keep Moving & Smiling!!🏃🏽😊
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