The Living Experiment: Rethink Your Choices. Reclaim Your Life.

Busy is the new black — and none of us are wearing it well. We're all over-scheduled, under-rested, rushing and running on empty most of the time. It's costing us in ways most of us don't even recognize. So this week on The Living Experiment, we talk about the epic burdens of busyness, and how we can get out from under them. We offer suggestions for reclaiming your margins and for managing your energy (rather hyper-controlling every last minute of your time). And we suggest some experiments to help you restore spaciousness and sanity in your life. "Busy" Episode Highlights The cult of "busy" The nature of the stress that busyness produces — and why, on some level, we like it How work hours have increased over the past 50 years Why most of our "leisure" activities aren't really helping us relax Our culture's glorification of the busy lifestyle, and the consumer machine that has us in its grip Dealing with the uncomfortable thoughts and feelings that arise when we aren't stimulated How to become comfortable wi