rest-leisure

Boredom as Blasphemy

We’ve turned productivity into a religion and boredom into blasphemy. Even our vacations become performances of hyperactive rest. What if doing nothing isn’t laziness but the most radical act of resistance in an achievement-obsessed world?

A Cartography of Tiredness

In a world that glorifies perpetual productivity, understanding our tiredness becomes an act of resistance—perhaps even wisdom. Yet when exhaustion envelops us, we rarely pause to consider its nature, its message, its particular weight.

For a new definition of “work”

In our relentless pursuit of productivity, we’ve inverted an ancient wisdom: leisure isn’t what remains after work, but the foundation from which meaningful work emerges.

The Utility of Uselessness - Time, Work, and Combating Stupidity

In our obsession with productivity, we've forgotten the value of uselessness. Paradoxically, history shows our greatest breakthroughs often emerge from seemingly 'useless' activities—the mind at play accomplishes what the mind at work cannot.

Do This One Thing: Nothing

Stay still instead.