I love contemplation, and create physical busywork for myself so that I can do it. But that's slacking. To do real intellectual work I need to stop and use pe

I love contemplation, and create physical busywork for myself so that I can do it. But that's slacking. To do real intellectual work I need to stop and use pen and paper, or maybe a computer. Even if contemplation is enough, most "manual" jobs require you to use your brain. Not necessarily in an interseting way, but enough to distract you from contemplation. It can't all be moving heavy objects from one pile to another.