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Doing nothing — dolce far niente

Doing nothing—the Italian dolce far niente, the sweet doing of nothing—is resistance to the belief that your value comes from your productivity and your free time needs justification. It's not laziness but the practice of existing without agenda, which your nervous system will thank you for once you get past the guilt.

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