Being an introvert I often need time alone with nothing but my own thoughts however this does not mean I don't like keeping busy to keep my mind off things. If I could spend all my time in my head with my thoughts then I would but this is very unhealthy and leads me to feel negative and low due to over thinking and over analysing things that the majority of people would simply dismiss. This is why i think it is especially important for me to keep busy and out of my head with breaks where i can be alone when I need to. These breaks shouldn't be exceptionally long because I get into a tough circle of once I'm alone in my thoughts the longer I am there the harder it is to get out of my head and focus on the present.
As humans we are naturally happier when we are busy whether that is at work, socialising, taking part in hobbies such as reading, sport, cooking, writing or anything you like. It helps you focus your mind on the present by occupying your mind on what you are doing in that moment not about the time you fell out with your best friend or when someone insulted you. I feel a million times better when I have had a productive day and know I spent my time wisely and have completed jobs I now don't need to worry about doing. It's a sense of achievement because time is so precious we need to make sure we spend it wisely and not spend most of it inside our heads like most of us do especially introverts.
Keeping busy by taking part in your favourite hobbies might help you towards doing something you've always dreamed of e.g. becoming a writer or artist so it can only good things whereas being lazy will only lead you to being miserable and feeling a sense of worthlessness because you lack contribution to your day, you are basically wasting your life.
By keeping busy the majority of the time will only make the lazy days and lie ins more rewarding and you can appreciate them more. I know when I have several lie ins in a row you start to lose the affect of appreciation after the first lie in because your body wants to move around not be stuck at a standstill, it's not just unhealthy physically but mentally too. Whilst keeping busy is better for your body it is even more better for your mind.
Your mind is extremely powerful and therefore people who are naturally more intelligent may find themselves in their head and this can lead to negative thoughts because the mind isn't occupied and it may need more work to occupy the mind.
It's easy to want to just sit with your thoughts after a bad day or after a bad event that you feel anxious from however this is the time when it's most important to keep yourself busy else it could lead to huge amounts of stress and anxiety over what had happened. You will naturally want to be alone and analyse the situation but this may mean over analysing what had happened and creating unrealistic outcomes from what had happened.
It doesn't just mean running around doing 4 jobs at once because that is just as stressful as not getting anything done. It means keeping your mind occupied as well whilst doing jobs that you enjoy and you get a sense of achievement after doing.
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