The Art of Doing Nothing Simple Ways to Make Ti

TheArtofDoingNothingSimpleWaystoMakeTimeforYourselfAcultureofoverachievers，wemakethingshappen--andhappenfast.Whilerushingalong，though，thedaysseemtogetshorterandshorter.Ifonlytimewouldholdstill，justalittlebit，toletussavorlife'ssimplestmoments....TheArtofDoingNothingwillhelptoeasethesebeat-the-clockjitters.Thestress-reducingtechniquesdescribedhererequirenotime，noskill，nocommitment.Apracticalguidetorestandrelaxation，itushersusintoaworldwhere"being"ismorecompellingthan"doing."BeautifullyillustratedwithEricaLennard'sphotographs，TheArtofDoingNothinggivesuspermissiontocelebrateidlenessinallitsmesmerizingforms.VéroniqueVienne'sdelightfullyinformativeessaysontheartofbreathing，meditating，bathing，listening，waiting，andmoreofferusefultipsonsuchskillsashowtowhistle，stayinthemoment，takeanap，cureacold，orwatchthesunsetoverthehorizon.Withoutfurtherado--andwithoutfeelingguilty--welearntounwind，exhale，and，yes，stopandsmelltheroses.LikeIraGershwin，youwillbedelightedtodiscoverthatyou'vegotplentyofnothin'，andthatnothin'splentyforyou.