AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung

Kevin DeYoung tackles an issue nearly all of us seem to struggle with in his book Crazy Busy.  This is a very short book, designed to be read by even the busiest of people to help them gain some perspective on their problem, hopefully then finding their way to freedom.

But don’t t let the short length of the book fool you; it packs a punch.  This is not a book of time management principles, but rather a series of “diagnoses” that cause you to look inward and examine your motives and practices against what really matters to God.  It’s a little painful at times, because I realized how much of what I do is motivated by pride and/or is not aligned with what God has called me to.

Other chapters take on wince-inducing subjects like the time-sink of “over-parenting” kids, the “soul-strangling” trap of technology, the perils of ignoring our built-in Sabbath rhythms, among other things.  DeYoung has been around the block, and he is self-admittedly too-busy man himself.  He knows all the excuses, and he works all the neurotic angles before finally landing the reader in the presence of God, reminding us that there is really only one thing on our to-do lists that really matters.

I highly recommend this book for pastors, parents, and really anyone else who struggles with being too busy and over-committed.  This could be wake-up call that so many of us need to hear.  Adam Verner goes a good job of narrating the audiobook version.

Please Note: This audiobook was gifted as a part of the Christianaudio Reviewers Program in exchange for my unbiased review of this work. This has in no way influenced my opinion or review of this work.  More information can be found about this and other Christian audiobooks at christianaudio.com.