The Endless Hustle

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“Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance, a hedge against emptiness; obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or trivial or meaningless if you are so busy, completely booked, in demand every hour of the day.”

At The New York Times, Tim Kreider laments the busy trap of 21st century America and advocates for idleness.

Lisa Dusenbery is the managing editor of The Rumpus. More from this author →