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> In our resting states, we do not rest. It's funny how language shapes our thinking. The word rest has a bias towards related words such as inactivity and bei

> In our resting states, we do not rest. It's funny how language shapes our thinking. The word rest has a bias towards related words such as inactivity and being passive. Hard to change that now! Imagine a culture/language where we would say "time travel" instead of "rest"! It would completely change how we look at resting.. I need to go time travel a bit now :)

kartan 8y ago
> It's funny how language shapes our thinking. Yes. We need to change "I need some rest" for "I need some introspection". I agree that is a change from "lazy" or "not-doing-anything" towards "profound" and "self-improvement".
- BerislavLopac 8y ago
  "Time off" is a solid generic catchphrase for this.
thelittleone 8y ago
Language; essential for communication yet so incredibly lacking in it's ability to describe the more magical aspects of existence. Imagine a culture where there was more silence. It's easier after a hard days work to tell your partner "I love you" rather than giving them a foot massage. Convenience rules in this busy world.. often at the expense of authentic expression and love.
hodgesrm 8y ago
I think the ancient Romans' concept of otium is close to what you are looking for. It is often translated as "leisure" as in Seneca's essay On Leisure (De Otio). Actually the word is hard to translate into a single English word because we don't really have a parallel concept. It meant something more like "freedom from business concerns" or "freedom to think productively." [1] Latin writers from Cicero to Augustine understood the word in a very similar way. For example the poet Ovid once referred to his poetry as otia nostra (creations of our leisure). [2] In his case the leisure time was due to being banished from Rome to the little town of Tomi on the Black Sea. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Otio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Otio [2] https://www.loebclassics.com/view/ovid-tristia/1924/pb_LCL151.71.xml https://www.loebclassics.com/view/ovid-tristia/1924/pb_LCL15...

kartan 8y ago

> It's funny how language shapes our thinking. Yes. We need to change "I need some rest" for "I need some introspection". I agree that is a change from "lazy" or "not-doing-anything" towards "profound" and "self-improvement".

BerislavLopac 8y ago
"Time off" is a solid generic catchphrase for this.

thelittleone 8y ago

Language; essential for communication yet so incredibly lacking in it's ability to describe the more magical aspects of existence. Imagine a culture where there was more silence. It's easier after a hard days work to tell your partner "I love you" rather than giving them a foot massage. Convenience rules in this busy world.. often at the expense of authentic expression and love.

hodgesrm 8y ago

I think the ancient Romans' concept of otium is close to what you are looking for. It is often translated as "leisure" as in Seneca's essay On Leisure (De Otio). Actually the word is hard to translate into a single English word because we don't really have a parallel concept. It meant something more like "freedom from business concerns" or "freedom to think productively." [1] Latin writers from Cicero to Augustine understood the word in a very similar way. For example the poet Ovid once referred to his poetry as otia nostra (creations of our leisure). [2] In his case the leisure time was due to being banished from Rome to the little town of Tomi on the Black Sea. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Otio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Otio [2] https://www.loebclassics.com/view/ovid-tristia/1924/pb_LCL151.71.xml https://www.loebclassics.com/view/ovid-tristia/1924/pb_LCL15...