You Don’t Need to Feel Guilty For Not Being Busy

A culture of being busy may be wounding our souls

Kaki Okumura
Forge
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3 min readFeb 19, 2022

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Illustrations by Kaki Okumura

“I am so busy.”

I am not exactly sure when I found myself in a position where this statement felt like a 2-in-1 boast and complaint.

Perhaps I first started feeling this in high school, when having a social life, good grades, and sleep all seemed to…

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Kaki Okumura
Forge
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Born in Dallas, raised in New York and Tokyo. I care about helping others learn to live a better, healthier life. My site: www.kakikata.space 🌱