Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

You're Not Busy, You're Avoiding

October 22, 2025

Oct 22, 2025
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a woman sitting on a bench looking at her cell phone
Photo by Julio Lopez on Unsplash

One in three adults report being too busy to enjoy life. The average adult spends six to seven hours per day on screens not related to work. The average American checks their phone 344 times per day.

You’re not too busy. You’re avoiding something.

What you’re avoiding is silence. The moments when your thoughts bubble up and…

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