However, doing less can also exist in the moments when we aren’t doing anything.
If we make the conscious effort to eliminate things from our schedule and create a day where the intention is to rest, we also have to pay attention to our mindset during those times of rest. If we are doing “nothing” and internalize judgments about doing nothing, then the nothingness is no longer restful.
Doing less helps because it is the antidote for what we already do but doesn’t seem to work.
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