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Does being busy make people feel more important?

People sometimes wear exhaustion as proof of value.

Sometimes. In many societies, busyness acts as a status signal and can make people feel productive, needed, or successful.

Someone says they are busy.\n\nNobody asks if they are happy.\n\nThe hidden mechanism is scarcity status.\n\nRare things feel valuable.\n\nFree time becomes rare.\n\nSo busyness starts looking important.\n\nPeople compare schedules the way previous generations compared possessions.\n\nThe danger is subtle.\n\nA full calendar can become part of identity.\n\nAnd identities are difficult to question.

Does being busy make people feel more important?

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