Busy or Avoiding? When Drive Is Actually a Hiding Place
Busy or Avoiding? When Drive Is Actually a Hiding Place by Karen Phillip Modern culture treats productivity as a virtue. Being busy signals ambition and discipline, whereas resting can feel like falling behind. But for many high-functioning people, constant work, self-improvement, or achievement isn't really about ambition; it's a way to stay one step ahead of uncomfortable emotions. This matters because this kind of avoidance is socially invisible. Unlike [...]


