silent_xfer t1_isq16h8 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 9:07 PM Reply to The benefits of doing nothing | An overactive 'life drive' endlessly seeks expansion, inevitably leads to burnout, and drains us of the energy needed to truly progress. Finding the time to do nothing is essential to reassessing who we are and who we want to be. by IAI_Admin Bertrand Russell did a better job solidifying this in his work "In Praise of Idleness" in my opinion. A somewhat more modernized take published in Current Affairs would be "In Defense of Laziness" Both worthy reads for people with doubts, like some of the comments this topic tends to attract.... Permalink 5
silent_xfer t1_isq16h8 wrote
Reply to The benefits of doing nothing | An overactive 'life drive' endlessly seeks expansion, inevitably leads to burnout, and drains us of the energy needed to truly progress. Finding the time to do nothing is essential to reassessing who we are and who we want to be. by IAI_Admin
Bertrand Russell did a better job solidifying this in his work "In Praise of Idleness" in my opinion.
A somewhat more modernized take published in Current Affairs would be "In Defense of Laziness"
Both worthy reads for people with doubts, like some of the comments this topic tends to attract....