The do-nothing vacation is not about being a bore, ignoring local culture, or rejecting adventure for the rest of your days. It’s about giving yourself the time and space for a mental reset. Don ...

“Doing nothing means giving your mind a rest by not expending your precious and limited cognitive resources and attentional capacity,” says Gloria Mark, Ph.D., author of "Attention Span: A ...

I’m finding that I can “do nothing” on walks, swimming, even washing the dishes or folding the laundry. Leave your device behind. Do your best to turn off your brain.

By giving the brain ‘downtime’ we can improve mental health and allow ideas to incubate. By Manfred Kets De Vries, INSEAD Distinguished Professor of Leadership Development & Organisational ...

Prof. Constance Kassor's class, "Doing Nothing," is the most popular course at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. Here's what that says about college students today.

Huazhong wasn’t fully postulating the notion of ‘doing nothing’ but in 1972 American journalist Harold Pullman Coffin did. He proposed Nothing Day, an ‘un-event’ day when people can just ...

Find your balance between doing and being, and remember that doing “nothing” is sometimes the most important “something” you can do for yourself. References Headlee, C. (2020).

Here's why embracing the art of "doing nothing" might just be your most powerful productivity secret: 1. Fuelling Creativity and Insight: The Science: Our brains operate in different modes.

Have you ever considered adding 'nothing' to your schedule? Mary Morehouse, an therapist for Insight Counseling in Duluth, ...

A version of this story appeared in the August 16-29, 2013 print issue under the headline: ‘Doing nothing’ a place of surprising activity.

Dolce far niente. Niksen. Wu-wei. Mooching. Plenty of cultures have names for the art of doing nothing, but it’s an activity that many Americans struggle with. Studies show that nearly half of U ...

More than 100 people gathered silently on yoga mats over the weekend to do absolutely nothing, in a Seoul event that is part physical challenge, part art piece, and part respite from South Korea ...