Refrain from busying yourself, therefore, with charity bazaars, sewing meetings, and other such occupations.  Busyness over many things is, in all its form, chiefly a poison.  Look within, examine yourself accurately, and you observe that many of these apparently self-giving deeds spring from a need to deafen your conscience: that is, from your uncontrollable habit of satisfying and pleasure yourself.

Way of the Ascetics: The Ancient Tradition of Discipline and Inner Growth
Tito Colliander