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  • The Lost Art of Doing Nothing

  • How the Dutch Unwind with Niksen
  • By: Maartje Willems
  • Narrated by: Kate Mulligan
  • Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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The Lost Art of Doing Nothing

By: Maartje Willems
Narrated by: Kate Mulligan
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A timely guide on how to make the most of your life when there’s nothing to do (whether by choice or not) - niksen is the new Dutch philosophy teaching us how to rest and relax.

“The best thing about niksen is the absence of a goal. It doesn’t serve a purpose, but it’s wonderful.”

Don’t you think it’s time for a break? Plagued - as we are! - by nonstop pings and notifications, we have lost the knack of zoning out. Kicking back. Slacking off. Even when pandemic-induced lockdowns forcibly cleared our calendars, many who thought I’m free! filled their days with Netflix and doomscrolling. How can we reclaim our free time (planned or not) to truly rest and reset?

The Dutch have it figured out: with niksen. Perhaps their best-kept lifestyle secret, niksen is the art of doing, well, nothing. It’s the opposite of productivity, and it’s incredibly good for your:

  • Mind - It makes you calmer.
  • Body - It offers rest on hectic days.
  • Creativity - It clears a space for brilliant ideas, and
  • Wallet - It’s free!

If you’re waiting for an invitation to go lie down in the sunshine, this book is it.
©2020 Uitgeverij Unieboek | Het Spectrum bv. Translation © 2021 by the Experiment, LLC (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing
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An ‘art’ that our world could do with more of…

Loved this book. Real easy listen, yet well researched trails n references one could follow up. Food for thought for sure….

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