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> Simply block out a few minutes each day to be alone and do nothing at all. By doing so, you’ll tap into your inner genius and uncover the most effective ways
by everdev 8y ago
> Simply block out a few minutes each day to be alone and do nothing at all. By doing so, you’ll tap into your inner genius and uncover the most effective ways to take action.
Sounds like a productivity hack to me.
- gralx 8y agoThe author is describing mindfulness[1] in that quote. The author also produces no evidence Einstein ever practised or espoused it, besides Einstein saying cruises are conducive to uninterrupted thought and work. The violin example sounds apocryphal, and even if true, it is also not an example of "doing nothing". Clickbait. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness
- orev 8y agoI think the concept can be applied in context at a broader level. In Einstein’s time, there was no Internet full of distractions, apps, notifications, email, etc, and TV and radio was there but not nearly as compelling as it is today. So one could argue that the activity of sitting around thinking about nothing for a while (aka being bored) was baked into the normal daily experience. It’s only in modern times do we need to invent the “activity” of mindfulness to regain that pattern.