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 ...

You actively do nothing — like put your phone down and look out of a window for a few minutes. It takes the edge off.

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 ...

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 ...

How Being More Productive Starts With Doing Nothing It’s gotten harder to create mental breaks as work and home have blurred. Here are ways to get your brain a rest.

Productivity Why Doing “Nothing” Is Doing Something Good for Yourself We can’t be productive 24/7. We need time to rest and do “nothing.” ...

What if new moms did something radical—what if they chose to do nothing?Why New Moms Feel Pressured to Stay BusyMotherhood is ...

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 is a soul-expanding celebration of doing nothing ... the term appears in print in the memoirs of Casanova, the famous 18th-century Italian adventurer.

Anna Delvey told fans she’s doing “nothing” on “Dancing With the Stars” night following her iconic one-word reaction to her elimination last month. The convicted con artist took to ...

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 ...

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).