That relentless drive to stay busy might actually be sabotaging your productivity. While our culture celebrates constant motion and perpetual optimization, emerging research suggests that deliberately ...

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Exploring the paradox of feeling busy even when not working, questioning societal expectations of productivity and finding ...

Doing nothing is tough. When we’re too busy or overtired, it sounds like fun. But a steady diet of doing nothing gets boring fast. Most of the time, “doing nothing” and “not doing anything” are the ...

Doing nothing may sound simple, but experts say it can be an intentional way to reduce stress and improve your health too. While constant busyness may feel like a valuable norm, failing to slow down ...

This is putting a lot of effort into being lazy. Generation Zers have devised a new way to mentally detox from omnipresent digital distractions — by undertaking challenges where they do nothing all ...

My son has a Zen calligraphy over his bed that says, "Doing Nothing Is Something." He’s a middle schooler who sleeps a lot, fantasizes about baseball, and chats for hours about “nothing” with friends.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alli Kushner is a writer covering work, leadership and parenthood. Six months after having my first child, I found myself on ...