The compelling case for working less
Doing nothing does not literally mean to do nothing. Strolling through the streets is meditative. Apart from mental rest, staring out the window gives processing time for the subconscious. I&#x27;m a student, and I feel uncomfortable with the expectation I am under to perform constantly, to &quot;use my potential&quot; &quot;constructively&quot;. And often I have this expectation of myself. But I get my best ideas from just lying awake in bed in the middle of the day. Inspiration seems to appear out of nowhere. Of course this effect increases with more &quot;rigorous&quot; meditation.<p>I decided a long time ago that I would never enter into the proper workforce, as most people think of the term. The plan is to go tenure-track and teach the classes I loved to learn. Basically stay in school indefinitely from this point on. I&#x27;d rather learn by myself in my own home, but there are benefits here and I &quot;gotta pay the bills&quot;.