Summary Of Busy Is A Sickness By Scott Danemiller

The general argument made by Scott Dannemiller in “Busy Is a Sickness,” is that being busy is not well for a person’s mental health. To be more specific, he argues that most of the time, we create the stress that comes with being busy ourselves. He writes “In America, we are defined by what we do” (Dannemiller 2), and “The implication is that if I am not busy doing something, I am somehow less than. Not worthy” (Dannemiller 2). Dannemiller is explaining how many people try to find something to do, even if it stresses them out, just so they are doing something instead of relaxing or taking things slowly. To summarise, Dannemiller believes that in today’s society, we try very hard to live an occupied life, even if the cost is your happiness.