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Tag: Doing nothing

Week 49. Niets doen

December 23, 2020

Ik houd het kort want we hebben de afgelopen paar dagen veel niets gedaan. Pulp fictie lezen, bloggen, een beetje emailen en ik heb de introductie handleiding van Xojo doorgenomen. … More Week 49. Niets doen

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The dark side of giving the brain a rest

October 10, 2020

One of the absolutely wonderful thing about the current volunteer work in the rescue center is that I do not have to think. At all. Or veeeeeery little.  I guess that thinking about which rack, bucket, scrub or cloth I need to take for the cleaning job of the day doesn’t count as thinking. In … More The dark side of giving the brain a rest

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Week 9. Het werd bijna saai

March 18, 2020

Zo zijn we weer een weekje verder. Een week waar niet zo heel veel over te vertellen valt. We hebben onze dagen aan het vrijwilligerswerk besteed en het gaat allemaal snel vooruit. In het weekend hebben we vrijwel niets gedaan. Ik wil niet verwend klinken, maar het was bijna een saaie week. ‘Gelukkig’ gooide het Coronavirus roet in het eten. … More Week 9. Het werd bijna saai

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When ‘doing nothing’ is frustrating

February 13, 2020

Earlier, we settled for an understanding of ‘doing nothing’ of not having to do anything that is somehow externally forced upon us. Now that I am writing this, I finally realize that we ended up in the ironic and frustrating situation where ‘doing nothing’ is actually forced upon us. … More When ‘doing nothing’ is frustrating

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Week 3. Niks doen net niet helemaal gelukt

February 4, 2020

De afgelopen week leek een week van echt ‘niets doen’ te zijn geweest. Toch moest er wel wat gebeuren. Matilda’s ogen doen al meer dan een maand een beetje raar. … More Week 3. Niks doen net niet helemaal gelukt

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Learning the art of doing nothing

February 3, 2020

Among the purposes of this first month of the sabbatical were to sleep, relax, recover and “do nothing”. But even on holidays, we are always doing “something”: reading, birdwatching, organizing photos, strolling on the beach, snorkeling or nowadays, writing a blog. So, what do we mean by doing nothing? … More Learning the art of doing nothing

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