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You Are Not Your Own Substack

What is Your Busyness Doing?

A reflection on acedia

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O. Alan Noble
Oct 17, 2025
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I like to stay busy. I don’t like to rest. This fact I’ve written about before. It’s a flaw in my character that I recognize and am actively working to correct. The flipside of rest is busyness, hustle, perpetual engagement, and activity. And the contemporary world pushes us towards that busyness, pushes …

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