{"id":10766,"date":"2025-08-30T18:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audiobb.com\/?p=10766"},"modified":"2025-08-30T18:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:31:08","slug":"the-lost-art-of-doing-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audiobb.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/30\/the-lost-art-of-doing-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Art of Doing Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>A timely guide on how to make the most of your life when there\u2019s nothing to do (whether by choice or not) &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><b><i>niksen\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b>is the new Dutch philosophy teaching us how to rest and relax.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best thing about\u00a0<i>niksen\u00a0<\/i>is the absence of a goal. It doesn\u2019t serve a purpose, but it\u2019s wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t you think it\u2019s time for a break? Plagued &#8211; as we are! &#8211; by nonstop pings and notifications, we have lost the knack of zoning out. Kicking back. Slacking off. Even when pandemic-induced lockdowns forcibly cleared our calendars, many who thought I\u2019m free! filled their days with Netflix and doomscrolling. How can we reclaim our free time (planned or not) to truly rest and reset?<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch have it figured out: with\u00a0<i>niksen<\/i>. Perhaps their best-kept lifestyle secret,\u00a0<i>niksen<\/i>\u00a0is the art of doing, well, nothing. It\u2019s the opposite of productivity, and it\u2019s incredibly good for your:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mind &#8211; It makes you calmer.<\/li>\n<li>Body &#8211; It offers rest on hectic days.<\/li>\n<li>Creativity &#8211; It clears a space for brilliant ideas, and<\/li>\n<li>Wallet &#8211; It\u2019s free!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re waiting for an invitation to go lie down in the sunshine, this book is it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lost Art of Doing Nothing<\/strong><br \/>\nHow the Dutch Unwind with Niksen<br \/>\nBy: Maartje Willems<br \/>\nNarrated by: Kate Mulligan<br \/>\nLength: 3 hrs and 20 mins<br \/>\nRelease date: 03-30-21<br \/>\nLanguage: English<br \/>\nFormat and Bitrate: M4B@125 kbps<br \/>\nSize: 182.97 MB<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rapidgator.net\/file\/23a4a13f449bf665ad8a7e30a8413696\/The_Lost_Art_of_Doing_Nothing\ua789_How_the_Dutch_Unwind_with_Niksen_[1665017872].m4b.html\"><strong>Download from RAPIDGATOR<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ddownload.com\/sbjiz2j3o9yh\/The_Lost_Art_of_Doing_Nothing%EA%9E%89_How_the_Dutch_Unwind_with_Niksen_[1665017872].m4b\"><strong>Download from DDOWNLOAD<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A timely guide on how to make the most of your life when there\u2019s nothing to do (whether by choice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[339],"tags":[2511],"class_list":["post-10766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-development","tag-maartje-willems","comments-off"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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