The Real Reason We're All So Busy (and What to Do About It) | Dorie Clark | TEDxBoston

These days, everyone feels pressed for time. Duke University professor Dorie Clark reveals the hidden reasons behind why we're all so busy, and why we struggle break out of the cycle of overwhelm. This talk presents a new way to look at the choices we make, and how to create more space in our lives to think.

Dorie Clark is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the year by Inc. magazine. The New York Times describes her as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” A frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, she consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank.

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[darcyeikenberg]

The more peace I find in myself, the less I feel compelled to be "busy" all the time. There's definitely a connection. Thanks for the great talk!

[jessopedia-J]

Real freedom is about choosing how and with whom we want to spend time with ❤❤

[MariaPalia]

This days is all about pursue a carrier and make a lot of money. We put the rest of our lifes in hold like family, friends and hobbies . Even our feelings stay in hold. I believe this is one of the reasons why Depression is rising.

[bggeorgieva]

‘Busy is a status’ - thats the best ever explanation what we turned our life into and how we mask what we do, trying to sound important

[drew]

What a powerful message. I will try to earnestly put it to use. It's a modern day crises. Somehow someway humans have invented this idea we have to be busy in the sake of being busy but are we truly making the most of our limited time on earth?

[dianawudavid]

Let's get serious about "beating back busyiness" - alliterative awesomeness and very timely message, Dorie!

[rochellemyles]

Great talk, Dorie! Several of your points resonate strongly with me personally. At the same time, I think the reasons are true for a certain social class. For many people, there is a key other reason. With so many employers cutting their labour expenses to the bone and expecting free additional hours from their employees, people are busy due to under resourcing at work. That is not in their control yet affects every aspect of their daily lives.

[SayStats]

“Job can become a pain reliever.” That’s so true! Once you are fully focused into your job, you don’t have time to feel emotions like sadness and loneliness. It’s like job is the only thing that matters in that moment.

[DianeDiResta]

Excellent presentation, Dorie. You hit on 3 real reasons why we're so busy as opposed to the excuses of why we're busy. I especially relate to the 3rd reason-numbing. When my mother died years ago, I didn't have the energy to keep up my usual pace. During that down time as I was grieving I felt the loneliness that I had masked by filling my time with work and social activities. You always provide food for thought.

[tilobatxonraximova]

thanks For this video professor Dorie Clark you are the best I believe that one day I will probably share my experieces to achive success in TEDx Talks

[connorbetancourt]

We put so much time into the little details and those little details that you want to be perfect makes It so hard take so much mental capacity. We think everything needs to be this detailed but you'll never look back in ten years and feel good about that little thing you did. We need to be busy, but we need to be busy in a way that actually benefits us.

[antoinebeyney]

There's a 4th reason : the most precious value any boss or organisation will pay for (and as cheap as possible, because this is all about that) is time, because it's the most important thing you can extract from a life form, even if this time is not occupied by what you like to do neither surrounded by people you like.

[gushernandez]

This is a great topic and it raises very fundamental questions including why is being too busy a bad thing? Why do family oriented cultures devote so much time wasting each others time? Why does the US promotes consumerism as a way of life, when do we get to enjoy life at home here in the US? I shouldn't have sneak in family time betwewn job shifts all year long, thats not normal. It's not adulting, we as humans should also be able to work on our homes, being there for loved ones and work on our mental and physical selves.

[thembelihlemasina]

great speech in preparation for the year ahead. thank you.

[djw]

So sorry to read about your cat. He looks like a Turkish Angora. I lost my TA (mixed breed) last year. I think there's something special about the bond they can form with a human.

[atticusmcfly]

Don't go to the bar, eliminate unnecesary friends, deprioritize watching television, sell your video games, delete your social media, have one less kid that you envisioned, live beneath your means. There now you have all the time you need.

[aarxnw]

He looks so tired, yet so charismatic, not to be rude.. captivating voice :) nice speech.

[benabdelouhebreda]

Thank you, merry Christmas Also happy new year .

[XxWahuxD]

well... what's the point he is making? Accepting uncertainty? Thinking long-term? Working with people we like in nice environments? After the alright build up the "what to do about it" part was a bit underwhelming for me.

[MdWahidurRahmanOvi]

Wonderful ted talk. Happy new year. Thank you, professor Dorie Clark.