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How busyness becomes a shield against loneliness

I schedule back-to-back meetings all day so I don't have time to think about how lonely I feel.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Compulsive productivity can serve as armor against the vulnerability of acknowledging unmet relational needs.

Worth thinking about

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