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Scenario

When couples lose their ability to do nothing together

My husband and I used to spend entire Sundays doing nothing together — reading in bed, making elaborate breakfasts, wandering through bookstores — and now we fill every weekend with productive activities and errands and I miss that purposeless time but when I suggest it he says we have too much to get done.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people who once knew how to be idle together have forgotten that unproductive time is a skill that requires mutual permission.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Leisure — what it means and why we've lost it?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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