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The virtue of a busy life is that it allows one to forget, albeit only temporarily, the finite nature of one’s time. That forgetfulness can lead one to waste time in meaningless pursuits, and one may act as if one will live forever. However, for a person whose problem is precisely the acute awareness of an end approaching fast and the resultant pressure to accomplish much in the little time that remains, the illusion of timelessness caused by busyness can at least help him sleep better at night.

Or so I hope.