Yes, you are not alone in this. In fact in my opinion most people are doing the same, they are not even aware that they are doing so, whereas at least you are able to raise this question. This is not entirely your fault but you can still choose to live life differently. When you step back and look at it from a longterm perspective, all these running around and pushing doesn’t seem to result in any progress, we seem to be going around in circles with our life experiences. The following article explains how actually slowing down helps us to move forward faster