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Niksen

Niksen

Whenever you feel stressed and on the edge of a burnout, you might as well try doing...well, nothing. 

Niksen is a term used to describe the fact of doing nothing, of taking a break from all our daily tasks, in order to relax and gain our energy back.

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"Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste. " ~ Benjamin Franklin

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