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According to the Harvard Business Review,<\/em> the average adult makes between 33,000 and 35,000 decisions each day. From what to wear to which emails to answer, our brains are constantly navigating a sea of choices \u2013 leaving many of us feeling scattered and drained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s no wonder, then, that many people are starting to question whether this constant hustle truly serves us \u2013 either as individuals or as a society \u2013 and what the alternative could be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea that slowing down can lead to a richer and more meaningful life isn\u2019t new. Many cultures have long embraced the art of presence and the practice of simply being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olga Mecking, a Polish journalist based in the Netherlands, explores one such tradition in her book, Niksen: Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing<\/em>. Niksen, she explains, is about \u201ctruly doing nothing \u2013 not working toward a measurable goal but being present in the moment. Like going for a walk just because it feels good, not for its health benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importantly, Mecking insists that niksen isn\u2019t laziness. It\u2019s a universal impulse seen across cultures \u2013 from Italy\u2019s dolce far niente to Japan\u2019s boketto (see box below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idler in all of us<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Few people have championed the virtues of slowing down as consistently as The Idler<\/em> magazine and its editor, Tom Hodgkinson. Since 1993, the magazine has made a compelling case for idling \u2013 not as a synonym for laziness, but as a way of stepping back from the relentless drive to get ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe idea came from all sorts of places \u2013 from skateboarding culture and indie music to 18th<\/sup>-century thinkers like Dr Samuel Johnson, an early advocate of idling,\u201d Hodgkinson explains. \u201cI was drawn to that spirit of resistance. I wanted to make something that asked, quite seriously: do we really have to live like this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the name, Hodgkinson says, \u201chistorically, being an \u2018idler\u2019 wasn\u2019t seen as a bad thing. It meant spending time in salons, talking, thinking, reading. I wanted to bring out the positive side of it: choosing not to overwork, creating space for leisure, living on your own terms and making time for what really matters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being present in practice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Choosing to be present can feel radical \u2013 and even wrong \u2013 in a culture that equates worth with output. \u201cWhen everyone else is busy, rest can feel like a risk,\u201d Mecking explains. \u201cAnd many of us feel guilty for slowing down \u2013 like we\u2019re failing if we\u2019re not productive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slowing down doesn\u2019t mean stepping back \u2013 it\u2019s about stepping into the present, creating space for sharper thinking, deeper connections and greater fulfilment. \u201cWe\u2019re so used to giving our bodies breaks, but we forget our brains are part of the body too \u2013 and they need rest,\u201d Mecking says. \u201cWhen we push too hard, the quality of our thinking suffers. Taking breaks not only prevents burnout, it also boosts creativity. Our best ideas often come when we\u2019re not looking for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing less, then, isn\u2019t just restful, it\u2019s productive for us in a deeper, more human sense. And the benefits go beyond the individual. Slowing down creates space to focus on what truly matters, from your health to your relationships to your legacy \u2013 so you can live life on your terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, there\u2019s an uncomfortable truth to acknowledge: for many people, the luxury of doing less is just that \u2013 a luxury. It\u2019s easier to embrace rest when you have time, money and flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mecking and Hodgkinson are both quick to point out, however, that many forms of slowing down don\u2019t require wealth or swathes of free time. They can be found in small, everyday acts: a walk without a podcast, a cup of tea enjoyed in silence, a few minutes spent watching clouds drift by. These moments may not change the systems we live under, but they can change how we inhabit them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living more by doing less<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For decades, busyness was worn as a badge of honour. But now, many are choosing to take that badge off. The Covid-19 pandemic brought this sharply into focus. \u201cThe pandemic was a real turning point,\u201d Hodgkinson says. \u201cThere\u2019s always been this idea that work keeps us from going astray. But I\u2019ve always believed \u2013 maybe anarchistically \u2013 that when left to their own devices, people don\u2019t collapse. They create.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, many used the enforced Covid-19 pause to walk, paint, bake bread or learn new skills. Hodgkinson saw this firsthand at The Idler Academy, which offers more than 85 online courses spanning philosophy and gardening to ukulele playing. \u201cWe called the subjects philosophy, husbandry and merriment,\u201d explains Hodgkinson. \u201cThings that are oddly missing from modern education, even though they\u2019re all about how to live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But perhaps the most valuable lesson isn\u2019t what we learned \u2013 but what we started to unlearn: guilt. \u201cThat feeling that if you\u2019re not working, you\u2019re wasting time \u2013 it\u2019s cultural, it\u2019s learned,\u201d says Hodgkinson. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to feel guilty for staring at the trees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Especially when staring at the trees can lead to sharper thinking, deeper creativity and a steadier, more generous way of being \u2013 qualities that strengthen not just individuals, but society as a whole. And though idling may sound easy, Hodgkinson insists it\u2019s a skill. \u201cParadoxically, it takes work to become good at doing nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, maybe the most powerful thing we can do for ourselves is nothing. Or at least, nothing urgent. Because in the end, doing less might not mean living less, it might just mean living more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pausing with purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Italy, dolce far niente \u2013 \u2018the sweetness of doing nothing\u2019 \u2013 refers to slowing down and savouring the moment. It\u2019s about taking time to rest, appreciating life as it unfolds and finding peace in the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Japan, boketto describes the act of gazing into the distance. It captures a specific mental state: a peaceful detachment where the mind is free to wander without aim or urgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both describe ways of stepping back from constant activity \u2013 not to escape life, but to engage with it differently, with less pressure and more presence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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