Busy is a decision.
And,
Presence is more rewarding than productivity.
Busy is a decision we take, unconsciously most of the time. If we just stop a moment and think about this decision, honestly, we will realize that we are just trying to distract ourselves from living - living every moment. Doesn't matter if the moment is a happy one or a sad one, a good one or a bad one. A moment is one moment in the time line of our life and we need to accept this truth. We cannot have only the good - for it is the bad that shows us what the good is; it is the sad that highlights the happy.... If we remove the words 'I'm busy' from our vocabulary and lives, then we will not just skim life, or coast through it. We will live life. We will not mechanically fulfil our obligations. We will enjoy doing what we have to do. And we will not just DO the day, we will BE present in every moment of the day.
Likewise, being productive because we have to do something only lulls us into a trance. We passively go through all the motions of the day while our heart and mind and, indeed, our very being is somewhere else...or nowhere at all... We need to be PRESENT in every moment. We need to be conscious of our every action. We need to be actually in what we are doing. We need to be tuned in to every thought and every moment. We may see that we are 'producing' less, but in fact, what we are 'producing' will not only be of better quality, but we would feel good about ourselves while doing what we do. And, we will BE present in every moment.
Thus, instead of just going through every day, we will LIVE every moment of every day. We will BE PRESENT in the moment and in tune with our inner selves.