It's a lot more subtle than that. | "de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos dans une chambre." Is literally: "To not know how to remain at rest in a room" There

It's a lot more subtle than that. | "de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos dans une chambre." Is literally: "To not know how to remain at rest in a room" There is certainly no mention of one's own room, but it is a conclusion one could draw from the previous paragraph: these issues would certainly be avoided if one did not leave their house, but without additional context, it's not the only conclusion. From the given context, my interpretation is closer to its literal core: people cannot content themselves to be still, in a state of calm. People routinely and actively flee moments of calm, moments of idle. Glance around public transport, and you'll see people cramming every second with something - the ageless inability to remain calm in a room.