Apparently, the key to happiness is to feel busy without being rushed. This was the conclusion of studies published by Tom Jacobs and John Robinson. Hardly surprising, really. I think these results are quite true universally, not just American. What do you think?
Apparently, to be able to maintain working with this kind of feeling keeps one happy even without holidays. That is, if one did not have other things that they want to do on a holiday, eg. to see the world or to be involved with hobbies, to visit friends or to clean their house. Holidays are good as a break from the usual routine, but not necessary for happiness, if one is not too stressed by the rushes.
I think stress is good, for achieving goals ... although it needs to be at the right level and not to be too heavy or too light. I suppose this is what being too busy is all about - it is not the busyness, but the stress that causes us to complain.
We like to be busy, generally ... we like short breaks from the busyness, but we feel unaccomplished if we need to tell others that we have been idle for too long. But not too stressed out while being busy.
Is this just common sense, or is there something profound to be learnt from this? What do you think the right balance between stress, busyness and idleness is? How do you think we should live our lives?
Is being busy all there is to life? Does the busyness need to fit a purpose or a goal? Can it be any goal? What do you think?
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
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