More than one-third of Americans say they don’t have enough time in their day to get things done, and the majority of Americans who report not having enough spare time also say they battle stress, reports the Johns Hopkins Health Review.

Busyness is a badge of honor for those who equate a packed schedule with success, the cover story contends. But Joseph Bienvenu, a psychiatrist and director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital, tells the Health Review that being overly busy can lead to “difficulty focusing and concentrating, impatience and irritability, trouble getting adequate sleep, and mental and physical fatigue.”

The “cult of busy” and its associated health concerns can be battled by practicing mindful, restorative leisure techniques—which don’t include plopping in front of a television set.

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