Chapter 35Take Your Talk for a Walk
There's a condition I think many people in modern society suffer from. I call it ‘Action Illusion’.
Symptoms include always appearing busy, continually complaining about a lack of time, and spending endless hours in meetings. Of all the symptoms that can lead to the condition becoming chronic, talking about what you're going to do as opposed to actually doing anything about it is the most common.
Now I understand why people can be seduced by the appeal of busyness. It can make us feel important. And it's easy to confuse motion and movement with actual progress. ...
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