The radical act of scheduling nothing in a world obsessed with productivity
A simple moment of free people's time sparked a conversation about the lost art of doing nothing. When an unexpected hour opened up in military time, the idea of just ‘slacking off’ seemed unusual—even funny. Yet, in a world packed with tasks and distractions, finding time for boredom might be harder than it sounds.
The moment came when a son’s visit to a friend’s house left an hour unplanned. Instead of filling it with chores, the suggestion was to embrace idleness—something rare in daily life. The response was light-hearted: ‘slacking off’ wasn’t on the to-do list. But the joke carried weight, highlighting how little room we leave for unstructured time.
True boredom doesn’t come from screens or passive activities like TV or gaming. It requires a deliberate pause, a break from constant stimulation. To make space for it, one solution was scheduling an hour of guaranteed downtime—volunteering to take a child to parkour every Sunday, creating a gap for stillness. The idea of adding ‘slack’ to a to-do list might sound odd. Yet, in a world where discipline is needed even to get bored, it could be the simplest way to reclaim creativity and quiet.
The experiment shows how even small pockets of free people's time can feel unusual. But carving out moments for nothing in particular might lead to unexpected inspiration. The challenge now is making it a habit—because boredom, it turns out, doesn’t just happen on its own.
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