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> If you're doing a manually intensive task and and sit down and do nothing you might be (1) resting or (2) thinking about how to proceed. No on your point 2.
by pdimitar 5y ago
> If you're doing a manually intensive task and and sit down and do nothing you might be (1) resting or (2) thinking about how to proceed.
No on your point 2. Anxiety about the future isn't a downtime, this has been all but proven with many modern studies. Stress kills, I don't think this is debatable nowadays.
"Doing nothing" is a stress free time, whatever it is that your physical body is doing during the time e.g. people tending to their garden.
- rhn_mk1 5y agoIt's not about the definition, it's about the methodology of collecting the data.
- pdimitar 5y agoWhat about it? It's hard to gather 100% accurate data on an entire tribe of people. What are your reservations against the tweets?
- rhn_mk1 5y agoThe parent points out that the methodology is flawed: while you're right that sitting down may still be work, the way of recording activities does not take this into account.
- ZephyrBlu 5y agoSince when does planning ahead have anything to do with anxiety???