We are approaching that time of year when “being busy” becomes a whole new monster.
Even though excessive busyness can lead to exhaustion and burnout, it usually also connotes something positive.
Checking things off your list, getting stuff done, and being productive are all good things, right?
Well, not always.
Productivity is very much ingrained in the American way of life, as noted bySELF.
As a result, it can be hard to distinguish between positive productivity and “toxic productivity.”
The UCLA professor explained that feeling time-poor “makes us less healthy, so less likely to exercise.
It makes us less nice or less likely to help others out.
It makes us less confident, and our work shows it makes us less happy.”
As it turns out, being too productive may actually have the exact opposite effect of what you intended.
There are severalways to tell if you are truly happy.
Thankfully, “Realizing that is an important first step in prioritizing what actually matters to you.”
