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Tony, I believe some people are only busy by choice and not by force. While others may feel that it is by force due to volunteered activities of some sort. Saying that I have met people who have to stay busy to avoid the idle mind. Furthermore, I tell my children that an idle time is the devil's playground. I tell them this so that they can understand that they have to choose some sort of school activity to be in. To keep their mind occupied. They already know you just can’t sit around each day after school doing nothing. This idle time will cause their minds to wonder and who knows what it will lead to. So needless to say the youngest is in sports and the older two are working. Although, Krieider felt that people stay busy so they will not

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