A short YouTube monologue by James Laughlin contrasting being "busy being busy" with "busy being effective." Laughlin admits he used to be ineffective, warns that saying yes to everything leads to burnout and overwhelm, and urges listeners to align actions with priorities, create space for themselves, and focus on activities that lift them up.
You're either busy being busy or you're busy being effective. One or the other. I used to be a busy idiot. I'll be honest. And sometimes I still catch myself being and that's when I'm not aligning my actions with my priorities. It's super simple. So how effective are you right now at being busy Being effective? And if you're not, you're simply busy being busy. You've got too many things on your to do list. You're doing 100 million things for 100 million people. You're the yes person. That person, I promise you, always burns out that person. Experiences overwhelmed. Please don't be that person. Take the time for you make the space for you to ensure that you're doing things that lift you up and give you space and create moments for you to be busy being effective. Go well.
