The Real Reason We’re All So Busy (and What to Do About It) | Dorie Clark | TEDxBoston

These days, everyone feels pressed for time. Duke University professor Dorie Clark reveals the hidden reasons behind why we’re all so busy, and why we struggle break out of the cycle of overwhelm. This talk presents a new way to look at the choices we make, and how to create more space in our lives to think. Dorie Clark is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the year by Inc. magazine. The New York Times describes her as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” A frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, she consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank. #failure #motivation #success Download Dorie’s free Long Game strategic thinking self-assessment at Art,Beauty,Body Language,Compassion,Creativity,Empathy,Global Issues,Ideas,Inclusion,Journalism,Love,Pandemic,Problem Solving,Relationships,Vulnerability emotion, presence Dorie Clark Author, Duke & Columbia Business Prof Dorie Clark has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. Clark, a consultant and keynote speaker, teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School, and she is the author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. magazine. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, Clark has been described by the New York Times as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” A frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, she consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank. You can download her free Long Game strategic thinking self-assessment at This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at