“I’m so swamped” and similar complaints is turning out to be a cry for help according to new research from the University of Georgia business school.

Talking about how busy we are tends to backfire – I do it and I hear it a lot from contemporaries and my young college students so this study caught my attention as a good Daystarter.

It has a “spillover” effect – it fosters burnout in those around us.

Today I am thinking rather than saying how stressed or busy I feel, prioritize life instead.

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