I really enjoyed this conversation between Brett Kistler and Joe Hudson. They discuss that what we call “time scarcity” is really emotional overwhelm.

The key to overcoming that overwhelm and feeling like you have more time? Being present.

This message really resonated with me. It’s easy to whip out my phone when I’m feeling overwhelmed, which creates a vicious cycle. But the times when I lock myself in, be present, and experience my emotions are when I feel the most fulfilled and time abundant.

Here are some quotes that stood out to me, I recommend giving it a listen for yourself!

“Because we’re present. Yes. But in that time scarcity thing, what we are is we’re in the future. And so that’s the other big component of time scarcity: we are in the future. We’re thinking about what we have to do next.”

“Time scarcity is almost always a response to stress. And stress, we like to think, is that we have too many things to do and not enough time. But stress is often about not feeling our emotions.”

“So if you think of that, 80% of society feels time scarcity, you could just also say 80% of society is not present most of their time.”

“Branson, who said the best time management is exercise. If you’re exercising, you feel like it creates more presence. Anything that you do that creates more presence creates less time urgency, or less time poverty or whatever — the worst scarcity.”

“It also reminds me of the saying, which is: if you want something done, ask the busy person.”

That last one stung a bit. The busy people are busy because they say yes to everything.

Let me know if you like posts like these, I’m thinking about curating more content I’ve found impactful from around the web. More of the off-the-beaten-path type of stuff that isn’t making the rounds on social media.