It’s easy to forget that sometimes not doing anything at all is the smartest thing you can do. Not doing anything at all instead of filling up every second of your time with something to do can be liberating and refreshing. It’s just an option you have, take advantage of it. You shouldn’t feel guilty about it.
Do nothing. Enjoy it.
In Praise of Slowness
I ran across this comment by Carl Honoré while searching for a quote for this post:
The Slow philosophy is NOT about doing everything at a snail’s pace. It’s about seeking to do everything at the right speed. Sometimes slow, sometimes fast, and sometimes not doing anything at all. Savoring the hours and minutes rather than just counting them. Doing everything as well as possible, instead of as fast as possible. Building deep and meaningful connections with people, the spirit, culture and the land. It’s about quality over quantity.
Perhaps Mae West put it best when she said: “Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.”
Carl Honoré is the author of In Praise of Slowness, which I highly recommend.
Here’s Carl Honoré himself presenting his ideas at TED 2005:
