I met three different people today, and each time, when I asked, "How are you?" The reply was exactly the same.
"I'm busy". Honestly, I hear the same answer from the vast majority of people I meet. So I started to think: "Guess what? Everybody's busy!" I'm busy, you're busy, everybody's busy. So you being busy doesn't make me sympathetic at all. Because "busy" is the state of the world.

So I'm launching a campaign to stop people complaining about being "busy." It may sound harsh, but the truth is, nobody cares. In a busy world, "being busy" doesn't stand out, nor does it mean productive, creative, accomplished, or professional.

Steve Maraboli once said, "When someone tells you they are too 'busy', it's not a reflection of their schedule; it's a reflection of YOUR spot on their schedule." Donna Lynn Hope has also remarked, "Busy doesn't mean better. I've never envied a busy person—the one who likes to point out their busy lives to others."

The reality is, nobody is too busy—it's just about priorities. So the next time someone asks you how you are, maybe respond differently. In my experience, the "I'm busy" response is really covering up the fact that they're not actually accomplishing their real purpose. And "being busy" is the lie they tell themselves about why they can't achieve it.

Q16:Why is the speaker launching a campaign?

Q17:What does the speaker advise us to do next time someone asks us how we are?

Q18:Why do many people make the I'm busy response, according to the speaker?