The Cult of Busyness: How Rushing Became a Religion and Stillness Became Rebellion

Why Doing More Leaves Us With Less—and How Stillness Can Save Us.

For a little more than a week now, I have been ruminating over a voicemail—not because of what was said, but because of what it revealed. The caller, a gentleman who had expressed interest in learning Transcendental Meditation, spoke with the apologetic breathlessness of someone whose life had slipped beneath the undertow of obligation. His tone was wea…