The Psychology of Busyness (And Why It Breaks So Many of Us)

R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness · Nov 29, 2025 · 9m

Some people move through life telling you they are always busy.

They never have enough time.

Everything is urgent.

Everything is falling apart.

And then there are others who somehow… make time.

Even when life is chaotic.

I live in this strange duality myself.

Part of me feels the constant pressure:

“I need to get this done. I need to do that. I’m behind.”

And the other part of me knows:

Things unfold at their own pace.

Very little truly changes with panic.

Building the R3ciprocity Project has made this even clearer.

I never feel like I have enough time.

Between research, teaching, service…