Are you busy?

A successful business is ultimately not about being busy, but productive and profitable, writes Square Holes’ Jason Dunstone.

Today we are reflecting on a question often asked in friendly conversation: “are you busy?” Typically the answer is an emphatic “yes,” as a warm buzz of satisfaction at a life well spent washes within. Or, is that just a sense of anxiety and panic that there is just way too much to do and too little time!

Busy has become a badge of honor, even a status symbol. But, perhaps we are missing the point, and our focus should be on being quietly productive, even at times bored, to allow time to ponder and grow.

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