Why 'Busy People' Fail to Achieve Results: Logical Thinking
There are people who are always repeating “I’m busy! I’m so busy!”.
If you ask such a busy person, “Could you please take care of this task?”
, they might turn you down by saying, “I’m busy right now.”...
Or, if you send them a message and it doesn't get marked as read, and you are forced to call them, they might say,
“I’m busy right now, I’ll get back to you later,” and then leave you hanging...
Have you ever had an experience like this? Today, I would like to talk about the ecology of the
busy person.
1. Looking up the meaning of “busy”
“Busy” When you search for this online, this is what is written:
1) Having many errands and no free time. Being so busy that there is no time to rest. Restless. 2) Feeling impatient and unsettled. Being fidgety. Restless. Source: Weblio Dictionary
In summary, it refers to a state of being constantly chased by something and losing sight of oneself.
In such a state, you are only preoccupied with the problems right in front of you, and you cannot possibly achieve results.
To prevent that from happening, I would like to explain what kind of people busy people are.
2. Four characteristics of busy people
Busy people have four characteristics when observed.
[Characteristics of busy people]
1) People who are not conscious of their vision, purpose, goals, issues, or tactics 2) People who feel a strong sense of accomplishment even though they haven't achieved results 3) People who try to do tomorrow's work today 4) People who don't realize they are stealing other people's time
Let's take a closer look at these four characteristics right away.
Characteristic 1) People who are not conscious of their vision, purpose, goals, issues, or tactics
Busy people often say things like...
・Vision? Purpose? Goals? Never mind that, I have to do this! ・Strategy? Tactics? Isn't that something for smart people to think about? ・That's not my job...
In other words, they are people who don't know where they are heading in their work.
Characteristic 2) People who feel a strong sense of accomplishment even though they haven't achieved results
Busy people work energetically without a moment's rest, but because they are not conscious of strategy and tactics, they fail to achieve results.
Busy people often have strong frustrations with others and are aggressive.
Characteristic 3) People who try to do tomorrow's work today
Busy people consider doing tomorrow's work today to be a virtue. However, they do not realize that if the assumed situation changes significantly by tomorrow, what they
did today will be useless and a waste of time. Instead, what you should do every day is
・Are the strategies and tactics correct? Or are they wrong?・Add, delete, or modify the planned 'things to do'.
・Adjust the schedule for 'things to do'.
・Go home once you have finished today's 'things to do'.
※For more details, please refer to the 'Time Saving Techniques' magazine if you are interested.
Characteristic 4) People who do not realize they are stealing others' time
Busy people often say, 'I will contact you later,' but this phrase contains the following intentions:
・I don't have time to listen to what you have to say.
・Your matter is low priority for me.
・I will contact you when I am free, so wait until then.
In other words, they are stealing other people's time. ※If they said, 'I will contact you at X o'clock' instead of 'I will contact you later,' they could avoid stealing others' time, but busy people just don't understand!
3. The risk that anyone could become a 'busy person'
If there is a busy person nearby, do not get close to them. Working with them will not lead to results. If you are forced to work with them, there is no problem if you assign them tasks that don't need to be relied upon.
If you find yourself becoming overwhelmed by the work in front of you, take a little time to review the 'desired state, strategies and tactics, and things to do' that you have established.
By doing so, the problems that need to be solved now and the problems that do not need to be solved will become clearly visible, and you will be able to avoid becoming a busy person.
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If you are interested in Logi-Late Thinking management, please read the following magazine.
It should definitely be helpful to you.