My tuba professor and I always joke about how busy we are because of how often people fabricate
exhaustion due jam-packed schedules or whatever. Hearing about people's limitations (that they have complete control over) gets to be a bit of an annoyance for me. Mostly, I don't like being talked at. But I really don't like insipid excuses mixed with the faded scent of accountability. I bet my professor must really get tired of hearing stuff like this all the time, though. He teaches a full tuba/euph studio, performs around the country regularly, is married and has 4 kids (6 if you include the two dogs). I'd say he's legit busy. And as a result pretty darn tired.
He sent me an article to read a few months ago, after we were both laughing about this topic. And now that the end of the semester is a reality, people are "busier than ever" (planning even more poorly and whining even louder about it). The Busy Trap is funny and sort of long. It raises some good defenses (and offenses) about the choices we make that "make us busy" in life. Though, as far as college is concerned, I think there is little to defend in this regard. Ultimately people will make time for the things they want to do, whether or not it comes at the expense of things they are obligated to do.
Anyway, I am pretty not busy. At least not the overwhelming kind. Case and point: reading a new book. I think it's the 7th or 8th book I've read for pleasure since the start of the school year. It's called Gone Girl. I've never read a Gillian Flynn book until this one.
It's very funny (the laugh out loud and get stared at in public kind), relatable, entertaining, and well-written. The story is about a couple with a lot of love, miscommunication, and booze. There is some whodunit kind of stuff going on and some great character development.
If you like reading you should read it.
I'm gonna go be busy watching some t.v.
...just no time to do anything these days.
He sent me an article to read a few months ago, after we were both laughing about this topic. And now that the end of the semester is a reality, people are "busier than ever" (planning even more poorly and whining even louder about it). The Busy Trap is funny and sort of long. It raises some good defenses (and offenses) about the choices we make that "make us busy" in life. Though, as far as college is concerned, I think there is little to defend in this regard. Ultimately people will make time for the things they want to do, whether or not it comes at the expense of things they are obligated to do.
Anyway, I am pretty not busy. At least not the overwhelming kind. Case and point: reading a new book. I think it's the 7th or 8th book I've read for pleasure since the start of the school year. It's called Gone Girl. I've never read a Gillian Flynn book until this one.
It's very funny (the laugh out loud and get stared at in public kind), relatable, entertaining, and well-written. The story is about a couple with a lot of love, miscommunication, and booze. There is some whodunit kind of stuff going on and some great character development.
If you like reading you should read it.
I'm gonna go be busy watching some t.v.
...just no time to do anything these days.
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