The Busyness Trap – Why We Wear Exhaustion as a Status Symbol
The Busyness Trap – Why We Wear Exhaustion as a Status Symbol Issue 250, February 5, 2026 Ask any professional how they are doing, and you are likely to hear some variation of “busy” or “slammed” or “crazy right now.” We have turned exhaustion into a status marker, using packed schedules as evidence that we matter and that what we do matters. Research published in the Journal of Consumer Research by Bellezza, Paharia, and Keinan in 2017 documented this phenomenon…
