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Busy Isn’t the Problem — Priority Is

W e’ve all heard it before: “I’ve just been really busy.” And sometimes, that’s true. Life happens. Work piles up. Energy runs low. But the truth many people avoid is this — busy is rarely the real problem. The real problem is priority. People don’t forget to reply to those they truly respect. They may delay, but they don’t disappear. They don’t leave conversations hanging indefinitely. They don’t make you feel like asking for their time is asking for too much. At some point, silence stops being accidental and starts becoming intentional. We all choose where our energy goes. Every single day. We choose what to respond to, what to show up for, what to make time for, and what to postpone. When someone consistently has time for everything else but you, that’s not a scheduling issue — that’s a decision. One of the most dangerous things we can do to ourselves is getting used to people's inconsistency. We start normalizing slow replies, broken promises, and half-effort communication. ...