What a wonderful attention-seeking headline. I came across this article in the New York Times recently which suggests that “busyness has become an unhealthy status symbol, leading to burnout, anxiety and other stress-driven ailments”. The author Olga Mecking asks “What can we do? Follow what the Dutch call ‘niksen’. Essentially, niksen is the art of doing nothing: not meditating, not eating healthily, not being mindful but simply being idle. The upside of conscious boredom? Here’s the kicker…it can lead to daydreaming, which in turn drives creativity and increases focus”.