Humblebragging, Busyness, and Essentialism
Greg McKeown’s recent Harvard Business Review article, Why We Humblebrag and About Being Busy, is worth a read. While I might frame a few points a little differently, his overall comments on the causes and recommended antidotes to busyness are spot on.
http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/06/why-we-humblebrag-about-being-busy/