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Overwhelmed:
…once mothers went to work, they sacrificed virtually every scrap of what had once been personal leisure time in order to spend it with their children.
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Overwhelmed:
Men tend to enjoy longer, unbroken stretches of time in any activity…
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Overwhelmed:
…researchers contend, busyness became not just a way of life, but glamorous. Now, they say, it is a sign of high social status.
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Overwhelmed:
…people aren’t aware of, or aren’t admitting the toll busyness is taking.
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Overwhelmed:
The urge for humans to conform to the social norms of the group can be irresistible.
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Overwhelmed:
…in addition to showing status, busyness is a new kind of high.
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Overwhelmed:
In the purest sense, leisure is not being slothful, idle, or frivolous, it is… simply being open to the wonder and marvel of the present.
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Overwhelmed:
For most of human history, [leisure] was the kind of time available only to the wealthy and the powerful.
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Overwhelmed:
Without time to reflect, to live fully present in the moment and face what is transcendent about our lives… we are doomed to live in purposeless and banal busyness.
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Overwhelmed:
…authentic living requires keeping both life and death in mind at all times.
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