I started practicing the various practical steps mentioned by the author in the book, and began to revolt against the very idea of being too busy.

我开始练习作者在书中提到的各种实践步骤，并开始反对那些过于忙碌的想法。

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I'd tell her that I had no time to worry about such things, being too busy preparing lessons for the next day.

我告诉她说我没有时间去考虑这些问题，因为要准备第二天的课，我实在太忙了。

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Researcher Professor Denise Park said: 'We were surprised at how little research there was on busyness, given that being too busy seems to be a fact of modern life for so many.

研究员丹尼斯·帕克教授表示：“考虑到许多人在现代生活中似乎太忙碌，但有关忙碌的研究却这么少，我们很惊讶。”

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Then we can pull out all of our familiar excuses of being too busy, overwhelmed, or inadequate to face the challenge.

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