Does being busy help people feel important and needed?

Does being busy help people feel important and needed?

Edward Hallowell (Psychiatrist, Author) gives expert video advice on: Is busy-ness a coping mechanism?; Will I go through withdrawal if I slow down?; What are three ways to quiet my mind? and more...

Yes, a lot of people use being busy as a kind of a status symbol. I'm so busy. I'm crazy busy. I've got so much to do. And the idea is, you must be very important. In fact, the opposite is true. If you're crazy busy, it probably means you don't know, you're not smart enough to be able to delegate, you're not smart enough to prioritize, you're not wise enough, to live life the way it ought to be lived. So, far from being a status symbol, it's a symbol that you're not really on top of your game.