4 Things I Did to Unbusy Myself in the Last Few Weeks

What can you do to do the same?

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At the beginning of this month, I was going to write a story called January is the best time to unbusy yourself. I wanted to piggyback on the fresh start effect many of us feel at the beginning of a new year.

But I was ill with the flu so writing went waaaay down my priority list.

We’re 24 days into this new year and if research is to be believed, two-thirds of us have already abandoned our New-Year-New-You resolutions. For those of you who aim for a simpler life, those resolutions may have included doing less. Less Zoom, more Zen. Less stress, more serene.

You get the idea.

If you’re waning on your well-intentioned quiet-life resolutions — or indeed want to start unbusying yourself now (who says good intentions are only for January 1st?) — here are some ways I’ve fought to do less in the last few weeks.

Let’s call it a bit of Tuesday inspiration.