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The Hidden Cost of Being Busy | Kristan Swan | The IgnitedNeurons Podcast

26 Aug 2026 · 2 min

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Kristan Swan explains how busyness masks pain and grief, a pattern she recognized when her marriage fell apart despite her successful career. She advocates for stillness, wonder, and curiosity as alternatives to the relentless hustle.

Busyness was a great way to avoid pain and grief and loss.
Kristen built a career teaching people how to hustle harder, and then in her own journey, at some point, her marriage failed. And when that happened, the hustle stopped working.
I'm in recovery from busyness. Absolutely.
This, my friend, is not a joke. It's an actual confession.
Trust it. Your timing is the right time.
Now say that to someone who's chasing a deadline that's only made in their heads and not in real life. We chase to do something by 22, be somewhere by 33, have a life by 40, and maybe retire by 50. But these are all deadlines that we make in our own heart and head.
It wasn't as scary a place as I thought it was going to be, to be still with myself. Be really intentional about seeking wonder and awe in every single day. Be big and be willing to take kind of those big leaps without a set of expectations, right? And just allow your curiosity to be your companion.
My promise to you is that by the end of this conversation, In a life that feels so damn busy, we'll help you create 15 minutes of stillness, 15 minutes of awe, 15 minutes of bliss that you can live with. Let's dive in.